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along  interior  margin/ 

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have  been  omitted  from  filming/ 
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lora  d'une  restauration  apparaissent  dans  le  texte, 
mais.  lorsque  cela  4tait  poaaibla,  cea  pages  n'ont 
pas  iti  filmAas. 

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Commentaires  supplAmantairas- 


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une  image  reprcluite,  ou  qui  peuvent  exiger  une 
modification  dana  la  mtthoda  normale  de  f ilmags 
sont  indiquAs  ci-daaaous. 


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Pages  discoloured,  stained  or  foxet 
Pages  dicolortes.  tachatdes  ou  piquies 

Pages  detached/ 
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Transparence 

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Quality  inigale  de  I'impress!  >n 

Includes  supplementary  materii 
Comprend  du  material  aupplimentaira 

Only  edition  available/ 
Seule  Mition  disponible 


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slips,  tissues,  etc.,  have  been  refilmed  to 
ensure  the  best  possible  image/ 
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obtenir  la  meilleure  image  possible. 


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gAnirosIt*  da: 

Douglas  Library 
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possibia  considaring  tha  condition  and  lagibility 
of  tha  original  copy  and  in  icaaping  with  tha 
filming  contract  apacif ications. 


Original  copies  in  printed  paper  eovera  are  filmed 
beginning  with  the  front  cover  end  ending  on 
the  ieat  page  with  a  printed  or  illuetrated  impres- 
sion, or  the  beck  cover  when  eppropriete.  All 
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first  psge  with  a  printed  or  iliuatratad  imprea- 
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or  iliuatratad  impreaaion. 


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plus  grand  soin,  compta  tenu  de  la  condition  at 
'^a  la  nattetA  de  I'exemplaire  film*,  at  en 
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papier  eat  ImprimAe  sent  fllmte  en  commenpant 
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THE  THOUSAND  ISLES. 

BY  HON.  CAT.EBLYON. 

MriE  Thousand  Isles,  The  Thousand  Isles, 
-p  Dimpled  the  wave  around  thorn  smiles. 
J>ssed  by  u  thousand  red-lipped  flowers, 

Geinmed  by  a  thousand  ememld  bowers. 
A  thousand  birds  their  praises  wake 

Jly  rocky  ghule  and  plumy  brake 

A  thousand  cedars'  fragant  shade  ■       ' 

Falls  where  the  Indians' children  played. 
And  fancy  «  dream  n.y  heart  beguiles 
While  singing  thee.  The  Thousand  Isles.      ' 

The  flag  of  Prance  first  o'er  the.n  hung. 

J  he  mass  was  sai.l,  the  vespers  sung. 
Ihe  friars  of  Jesus  hailed  the  strands 
As  Blessed  Virgin  Mary's  lands, 
T^he  red  men  mutely  heard,  surprised, 
Iheir  heathen  names  all  christianized 
Next  floated  a  banner  with  cross  and  ^rown, 

lu  as  freedom's  eagle  plucked  it  down, 
detaining  its  pure  and  crimson  dyes 
^  ith  stars  of  their  own  their  native  skies. 

There  St.  Lawrence  gentlest  flows. 
There  the  south  wind  softest  blows 
There  the  lilies  whitest  bloom. 
There  the  birch  has  leafiest  gloom. 
There  the  red  deer  feed  in  Sprint ' 
There  doth  glitter  wood-duck's  wing, 
ihere  leap  the  muskallonge  at  morn. 

There  the  loon's  night  song  is  borne.        - 
There  is  the  fisherman's  paradise 

With  troUing-skifl' at  red  sunrise! 

The  Thousand  Isles.  The  Thousand  Isles, 

Iheir  charm  from  every  care  beguiles. 

-I  itian  alone  hath  grace  to  paint 

The  triumph  of  their  patron  saint. 

Whose  waves  return  on  Memory's  tide- 

LaSalle  and  Piquet,  side  by  side 
Proud  Frontenac  and  bold  Champlain. 
There  act  their  wanderings  o'er  again ; 
And  while  their  golden  sunlight  smiles 
Pilgrims  shall  greet  thee.  Thousand  Isles 


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A  SUMMER  PARADISE. 


THE  THOUSAND  ISLANDS. 


Nature  nowhere  presents  more  alluring  charms  than  in  that 
labyrinth  of  land  and  water,  rock  and  tree,  known  as  The 
Thousand  Islands  of  the  St.  Lawrence  River,  and  nowhere 
else,  during  our  sultry  summers  can  pleasure  and  health  seek- 
ers  find  the  objects  sought  in  larger  measure. 

msTonioAL. 

RKSORT   OK    THE    RKU    MAN. 

This  region  has  a  history  which  is  full  of  romantic  mterest. 
When  it  was  first  discovered  by  Europeans,  they  found  it  a 
favorite  resort  of  the  red  men,  who  called  it  Manatoana,  or 
Garden  of  the  Great  Spirit,  beciuse  ot  the  abundant  fish  and 
game.  Their  tents  were  seen  dotting  the  islands  and  shores, 
and  their  canoes  darting  to  and  fro  along  the  river. 

EARLY  EXPLORERS  AND  ACCOUNTS. 

The  river  was  discovered  August  lo,  1535,  by  Jacques 
Cartier,  who  named  it  St.  Lawrence  in  honor  of  the  saint 
whose  feast  is  celebrated  on  that  day.  The  first  European 
who  visited  Lake  Ontario  was  Samuel  Champlain,  in  1615; 
and  in  his  meagre  descriptions  he  mentions  some  beautiful 
and  very  large  islands  at  the  beginning  of  the  St.  Lawrence. 
It  is  supposed  that  some  French  explorers,  who  went  up  the 
river  about  1650,  gave  the  region  its  present  name,  "J/t7/« 
Isles"  or  Thousand  Islands.  In  the  paper.*  relating  to  De 
Comceile's  and  De  Tracy's  expeditions  against  the  Mohawk 

Indians  in  1666,  the  islands 
are  complained  of  as  ob- 
structing navigation  and 
mystifying  the  most  expe- 
rienced Iroquois  pilots. 

In  the  year  1620  a  Capt. 
Ponchot  described  the  re- 
gion somewhat  minutely  in 
his  journal,  which  was  af- 
terwards published  in  S  witz* 


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erland,  and  there  have  been  fre(|uent  allusions  to,  and  descriptions  of  it,  written  and  pub- 
lished from  that  time  to  the  present.  The  picturesciue  scenery  of  this  spot  also  seems  to 
hav-e  made  a  lasting  impression  upon  French  artists,  as  one  of  the  finest  paintings  that  greet 
the  eye  of  an  American  on  entering  the  Picture  Gallery  at  Versailles,  presents  a  view  of 
these  attractive  wilds. 

IN    ROMANCE    AND    SONC;. 

We  find  them  occasionally  in  the  poetry  and  fiction  of  this  latter  period.     The  "Cana- 
dian Boat  Song,"  by  the  great  Irish  poet,  Thomas  Moore,  commencing : 

"Faintly  an  tollH  the  ovening  cblmo 
our  voices  keep  tune  and  our  oars  ki-ep^tlme," 

was  written  in  1804,  it  is  said,  on  Hart's  Island,  opposite  The  Crossmon.  During  their  pass- 
age down  the  river  James  Fennimore  Cooper  and  Washington  Irving  visited  the  Thousand 

Islands,  and  were  fascina'  ':d  by  them. 


Cooper  makes  them  the  scene  of  some 
fof  the  most  interesting  incidents  ot 
"The   Pathfinder,"   from   which  we 
copy  the  following : 

"By  sunset  again  the  cutter  was  up 
with  the  first  of  the  islands  that  lie  in 
the  outlet  of  the  lake,  and  ere  it  was 
dark  she  was  running  through  the  nar- 
row channels  on  her  way  to  the  long- 
sought  station.  At  9  o'clock,  how- 
ever, Cap.  insisted  that  they  should 
anchor,  as  the  maze  of  islands  became 
so  complicated  and  obscure,  that  he 
feared,  at  every  opening,  the  party- 
would  find  themselves  under  t^e  guns 
of  a  French  fort.  *  •  •  The  islands 
might  not  have  been  literally  a  thous- 
and in  number,  but  they  were  so  nu- 
IN  CANADIAN  WATERS.  merous  and  small  as  to  baffle  calcu- 

lation, though  occasionally  one  of  a  larger  size  than  common  was  passed.  Jasper  had 
quitted  what  might  have  been  termed  the  main  channel,  and  was  wending  his  way,  with  a 
good  stifif  breeze  and  a  favorable  current,  through  passes  that  were  sometimes  so  narrow 
that  there  appeared  to  be  bar«ly  room  sufficient  for  the  Scud's  spars  to  clear  the  trees ;  at 
other  moments  he  shot  across  little  bays,  and  buried  the  cutter  again  amid  rocks,  forest  and 
bushes.  The  water  was  so  transparent  that  there  was  no  occasion  for  the  lead,  and  being 
of  very  equal  depth,  little  risk  was  actually  run." 

Farther  on  he  describes  the  island  where  "  The   Pathfinder"  and  his  party  secreted 
ihemselves,  which  is  so  good  of  many  others  that  we  insert  it  here : 


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THE   THOUSAND    ISLANDS. 


"  Lying  in  the  midst  of  twenty  others,  it  was  not  an  easy  matter  to  find  it,  since  bobts 
might  pass  quite  near,  and,  by  the  gHmpses  caught  through  the  openings,  this  particular 
island  would  be  taken  for  a  part  of  some  other.  Indeed,  the  channels  between  the  islands 
that  lay  around  the  one  we  have  been  de';cribing,  were  so  narrow  that  it  was  even  difficult 
to  say  which  portions  ot  the  land  v/ere  connected,  or  which  separated,  even  as  one  stood  in 
their  center,  with  the  express  desire  of  ascertaining  the  truth.  The  little  bay,  in  particular, 
that  Jasper  used  as  a  harbor,  was  so  embowered  with  bushes  and  shut  m  with  islands,  that 
the  sails  of  the  cutter  being  lowered,  her  own  people,  on  one  occasion,  had  searched  for 
hours  before  they  could  find 
the  Scud,  on  their  return  from 
a  short  excursion  among  the 
adjacent  channels  in  quest  of 
fish." 

m   THE   PRESENT. 

"Now,  however,  the  inex- 
orably rotating  kaleidoscope 
of  time  has  shaken  away  the 
savage  scenes  of  old,  never  to 
be  repeated,  and  new  ones 
appear  to  the  eye  of  the  pres- 
ent. No  longer  in  Alexan- 
dria Bay — fortunately  still 
beautiful — does  Nature  reign 
in  silent  majesty,  for  the  con 
stant  flutter  and  bustle  of  the 
life  and  gayety  ot  a  summer 
resort  have  superseded  her. 
But  although  Alexandria  Bay 
is  in  the  continual  tumult  of 
life,  for  some  fortunate  and 
almost  unaccountable  reason,  the  Thousand  Islands  are  not  in  the  least  tinctured  with  the 
d/asd  air  of  an  ordinary  watering-place,  nor  are  they  likely  to  become  so.  There  are  hun- 
dreds, thousands  of  places,  rugged  and  solitary,  among  which  a  boat  can  giide,  while  its  oc- 
cupant lies  gloriously  indolent,  doing  nothing  but  reveling  m  the  realization  of  life;  little 
bays,  almost  land-locked,  where  the  resinous  odors  of  hemlock  and  pine  fill  th>.  nostrils,  and 
the  whispers  of  Nature's  unseen  life  seem  but  to  make  the  solitude  more  perceptible.  Some- 
times the  vociferous  cawing  ot  crows  sounds  through  the  hollow  woods,  or  a  solitary  eagle 
lifts  Irom  his  perch  on  the  top  of  a  stark  and  dead  pine,  and  sails  majestically  across  the 
blue  arch  of  the  sky.  Such  scenes  occur  on  a  beautiful  sheet  of  water  called  Lake  of  the 
Isle,  lying  placidly  and  balmily  in  the  lap  of  the  piney  hills  of  Wells  Island,  reflecting  their 
rugged  crests  in  its  glassy  surface,  dotted  here  and  there  by  tiny  islands.     In  the  stillest  bays 


A   SUMMER  PARADISE. 


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are  spots  that  seem  to  lie  in  a  Rip  Van  Winkle  sleep,  where  one  would  scarcely  be  surprised 
to  see  an  Indian  canoe  shoot  from  beneath  the  hemlocks  of  the  shore  into  the  open,  freighted 
with  a  Natty  Bumpo  or  a  Chingachgook,  breaking  the  placid  surface  of  the  water  into  slow- 
ly widening  rippies.  In  such  a  spot,  one  evening  after  a  day  spent  in  sketching,  when  pad- 
dling our  boat  about  in  an  indolent, 
aimless  way,  looking  down  through 
the  crystal  clearness  of  the  water  to 
the  jangle  of  weeds  below,  now  fright- 
ening a  pickerel  fiom  his  haunt  or 
starting  a  brood  of  wood  duck  from 
among  the  rushes  and  arrow-heads, 
we  found  ourselves  belated.  As  the 
sun  set  in  a  blaze  of  crimson  and 
gold,  two  boatmen  moving  home- 
-ward  passed  darkly  along  tne  glassy 
:  surface  that  caught  the  blazing  light 
of  the  sky,  and  across  the  water  came, 
in  measured  rythm  with  the  dip  of 
their  oars,  the  tune  of  a  (juaint  old 
half-melancholy  Methodist  hymn  that 
they  sang.  We  listened  as  the  song 
trailed  after  them,  until  they  turned 
into  an  inlet  behind  the  dusky  woods 
and  were  lost  to  view.  From  such 
romantic  and  secluded  recesses,  one 
-can  watch  the  bustle  and  hurry  of  life 
as  serenely  as  though  one  were  the 
inhabitant  of  another  planet." 

IN    RECENT    LITERATURE. 

During  the  past  few  years  wherein 
the  Thousand  Islands  have  suddenly 
■become  one  of  the  leading  resorts  for 
summer  recreation,  they  have  been 
prominent  in  the  current  literature  and 
pictorial  illustrations  of  the  country. 
Newspapers  and  magazines  have  made 
them  the  subject  of  many  long  and  in-  safe  point. 

teresting  articles ;  reporters,  essayists,  romancers,  poets  and  humorists  have  seemed  to  vie 
with  each  other  in  calling  ttie  attention  of  the  public  to  this  place  of  enchantment ;  and  the 
consequence  is  that  a  vast  and  annuallv  swelling  tide  of  humanity  flows  that  way,  and  many 
linger  there  from  early  June  until  late  October. 


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DESCENDING  THE  RAPIDS, 


A  SUMMER  PARADISE. 


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Fair  St.  Lawrence !     What  poet  has  sung  of  its  grace 

As  it  sleeps  in  the  sun,  with  its  smile-dimpled  face 

Beaming  up  to  the  sky  that  it  mirrors  ?     What  brush 

Has  e'er  pictured  the  charm  of  the  marvelous  hush 

Of  its  silence,  or  caught  the  warm  glow  of  its  tints 

As  the  afternoon  wanes,  and  the  even-star  glints 

In  its  beautiful  depths  ?    And  what  pen  shall  betray 

The  sweet  secrets  that  hide  from  man's  vision  away 

In  its  solitudes  wild  ?     'Tis  the  river  of  dreams ; 

You  may  float  in  your  boat  on  the  bloom-bordered  streams, 

Where  its  islands  like  emeralds  matchless  are  set, 

And  forget  that  you  live,  and  as  quickly  forget 

That  they  die  in  that  world  you  have  left ;  for  the  calm 

Of  content  is  within  you,  the  blessjng  of  balm 

Is  upon  you  forever. — Anon. 


FIDDLER  S    ELBOW. 

ITEMS  OF  INTEREST. 

We  have  stated  that  the  St.  Lawrence  was  discovered  and  named  in  1535,  and  that  I^ake 
Ontario  was  discovered  in  161 5.  A  few  other  references  to  the  past  may  be  interest- 
ing. The  first  military  post  on  Lake  Ontario  and  the  upper  St.  Lawrence  was  Fort 
Frontenac,  which  was  established  by  the  French  under  the  direction  of  Count  'de 
Frontenac,  in  1673,  on  the  spot  where  Kingston  now  stands.  During  the  French  war  in 
1758.  this  post  was  captured  by  an  English  army  of  3,340  men,  commanded  by  Colonel 
John  Bradsfreet,  who  crossed  over  from  Oswego.  It  then  remained  in  British  possession 
until  surrendered  again  to  the  French,  in  whose  possession  it  remained  until  a  short  time 
before  the  Revolution. 


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Fort  Carleton,  the  luins  of  which  are  seen  upon  the  upper  end  of  Carleton  Island,  just 
below  Cape  Vincent,  was  built  under  the  direction  of  Gen.  Carletpn,  as  a  British  post,  in 
1777.  During  the  Revolutionary  war,  and  for  some  time  afterwards,  it  was  the  principal 
military  station  on  the  lake.  It  was  finally  abandoned  as  a  place  of  military  defense  in 
1808.     It  remained  in  nominal  possession  of  the  British  until  the  beginning  of  the  war  of 

l8l2. 

The  boundary  line  between  Canada  and  the  United  States  was  definitely  settled  in  1822. 
The  first  steamboat  appeared  on  Lake  Ontario  and  the  St.  Lawrence  in  181 7,  causing 
great  excitement  and  demonstration  among  the  people  along  the  shores.  Its  name  was 
.the  Oneida. 

In  1823  all  the  islands  in  the  state  between  Og- 
densburg,  on  the  St.  Lawrence,  and  Grindstone  Isl- 
and, in  Lake  Ontario,  were  granted  to  Elisha  Camp 
of  Sackets  Harbor,  and  all  titles  within  these  limits 
must  be  traced  to  this  proprietor.  The  Patriot  War, 
which  led  to  exciting  military  scenes  and  adventures 
on  the  St.  Lawrence,  occurred  in  1837-39.  The 
British  steamer  "  Sir  Robert  Peel"  was  fired  and  burnt 
on  the  south  side  of  Wells  Island,  on  the  night  of 
May  29-30,  1838,  and  the  "Battle  of  the  Windmill" 
occurred  at  Prescott  in  November  of  the  same  year, 
a  memorable  battle  to  the  elder  Crossmon,  who  was 
taken  prisoner  during  the  engagement,  tried  and  sen- 

THE  WINDMILL.  ,  ,         .     .         /^     •     ^     l-         ..  ^u 

tenced  to  be  shot.     Owing  to  his  extreme  youth  a 
respite  was  obtained,  and  he  was  afterwards  ransomed,  thus  barely  escaping  with  his  life. 


GEOLOGICAL. 

The  geological  formation  of  the  Thousand  Islands  is 
rmostly  gniess  rock  of  the  Laurentian  period.  The  rock 
is  composed  largely  of  a  reddish  feldspar,  with  mixtures  of 
-quartz  and  hornblende,  and  a  little  magnetic  iron  ore. 
There  are  also  occasionally  thin  veins  of  trap  and  green- 
stone, and  in  places  a  variety  of  crystalline  mineral  forms. 
Potsdam  sandstone  occurs  among  the  islands  in  thick 
masses,  rising  sometimes  into  high  cliffs.  Before  reaching 
Brockville  from  above,  and  for  a  long  distance  below,  a 
calciferous  sandstone  and  the  older  limestones  constitute 
the  only  rock,  and  in  these  are  found  the  organic  remains 
of  lower  forms  of  animal  and  vegetable  life. 


DKIED  OKA8SK8  FROU  THE  ISLANDS. 


A  SUMMER  PARADISE. 


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CHARACTEBI8TIC8. 


THE   ISLANDS   AND   CHANNELS. 


There  are  nearly  two  thousand  of  these  St.  Lawrence 
islands,  and  perhaps  one  thousand  within  six  miles  o£ 
Alexandria  Bay,  this  being  the  central  part  of  by  far  the 
most  beautiful  and  wonderful  section  of  the  river.  They 
are  nearly  all  small,  usually  varying  in  size  from  a  few 
square  yards  of  surface  to  several  acres.  Many  of  them 
are  separated  only  by  narrow  channels,  which  are  gen- 
erally deep,  but  sometimes  shallow.  Quiet  and  invit- 
ing little  bays  are  found  here  and  there.  All  the  isl- 
ands are  thickly  studded  with  trees  of  rich  foliage,  but 
generally  of  moderate  or  stunted  growth,  many  of 
which  stand  close  to  the  water's  edge,  and  afford  cool- 
ing shade  to  passing  boatmen.  In  the  bays  and  by 
the  sides  of  the  islands  is  excellent  fishing,  bass  and 
pickerel  being  the  principal  fish,  but  the  famous  muskallonge  is  sufficiently  numerous  to 
warrant  the  fisherman  in  expecting  an  electric  bite  from  him  at  any  moment,  which  will  put 
his  strength  and  skill  to  their  utmost  test. 

WELLS    ISLAND. 

Special  mention  should  here  be  made  of  the  largest  of  the  islands, 
the  lower  end  of  which  is  just  below  the  village  of  Alexandria  Bay. 
It  is  eight  miles  long,  and  from  a  few  feet  to  four  miles  wide.  Por- 
tions of  it  have  been  cultivated  as  farms  for  the  last  half  a  century. 
Other  parts  are  charmingly  wooded,  and  some  of  its  rock  features  are 
exceedingly  picturesque.  The  lower  portion  is  separated  into  two 
parts  by  the  "  Lake  of  the  Island,"  which  is  connected  with  the  river 


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THE  THOUSAND  ISLANDS. 


on  the  American  and  Canadian  sides  by  two  narrow  channels.  This^quiet  lake,  three  or, 
four  miles  long,  is  fringed  with  rich  foliage  and  occasional  bold  rocks,  and  is  a  favorite 
Ashing  and  hunting  resort. 


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AS  A  SUMMER  RESOHT. 


OLD  TIMES. 


Not  until  1872  was  the  attention  of  the  general  public  turned  to  the  Thousand  Islands 
as  a  "watering-place,"  or  resort  for  pleasure  seekers  and  invalids,  although  some  discerning 

ones  h,ad  been  in  the  habit 
of  spending  a  few  summer 
days  or  weeks  there  for  more 
than  a  quarter  of  a  century 
previous.  There  Governor 
Seward  shook  hands  across 
the  party  chasm  with  Silas 
Wright,  and  caught  bass  and 
muskallonge  with  him  from 
the  same  boat,  exchanging 
practical  quotations  and 
cheerful  jokes  instead  of  po- 
litical opinions  and  argu- 
ments. There  Rev.  Dr.  Geo. 
Bethune  dropped  theology, 
and  Gen.  Dick  Taylor  for- 
got military  tactics,  and 
floated  sociably  together 
down  among  the  islands. 
The  wily  Martin  Van  Buren, 
his  witty  son  John,  Frank 
Blair,  and  other  politicians  of  the  old  school,  found  respite  from  the  affairs ]of  State  and 
partisan  squabbles,  and  were  soothed  and  softened  by  the  influences  of  nature.  And  when 
these  intellectual  giants  returned  from  their  fishing  expeditions  they  found  rare  good  cheer 
and  comfort  in  the  unpretentious  old  Crossmon  House  at  the  Bay,  where  the  elder  Cross- 
mon  was  then  known  as  the  prince  of  country  landlords,  and  in  such  goodly  company 
learned  thoroughly  the  fine^art  of  managing  and  entertaining  guests. 


INLET   TO   THE    RIFF. 


A   SUMMICK    PA  HA  DISK. 


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THE   NEW    DEPARTURE. 

In  the  summer  of  1872  two  or  three  things  occurred  opportunely  to  draw  immediate 
attention  to  the  river  attractions.  George  W.  I'ullman,  the  palace-car  king,  had  become 
enamored  with  the  place,  purchased  a  beautiful  island  nearly  opposite  the  Bay,  and  erected 
thereon  suitable  buildings  for  a  luxurious  summer  residence.  By  his  invitation,  in  1872, 
Gen.  Grant  and  family  and  a  party  of  friends  went  to  Pullman's  Island,  as  his  guests,  and 
remained  eight  days.     The  same  season  a  large  party  of  New  York  and  Southern  editors 

made  an  excursion 
to  the  islands,  and 
dined  al  fresco  on 
the  same  island, 
the  viands  being 
furnished  from  the 
cuisine  of  the 
Crossmon  House. 
These  two  events 
brought  the  isl- 
ands to  the  notice 
of  the  people  in 
all  parts  of  the 
country. 

So  wnenthebig 
new  hotels   were 
opened  in   the 
summer  of  1873, 
the  people  at  once 
began  to    hasten 
to  them,  and  since 
then  they   have 
continued  to  come 
every  year  in  large 
numbers.     About  the  same  time  there 
began  to  be  a  great  demand  for  isl- 
ands on  which  to  build  summer  cot- 
tages.   A  large  number  were  sold  in 
1872  and  '73.  and  the  demand  and 
sale  have  continued  each  year  since. 
Of  course  the  best  of  the  islands  have 
now  been  appropriated,  but  there  are 
many  desirable  ones  left,  and  beautiful 
points  also  on  the  main  shore  and  on 
CATCHING  iviusKAi.KONUE.  WcUs  Island. 


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THE   TJI0U8AND    ISLANDS. 


DISTINGUISHED   GUESTS. 


The  Crossmon  has  been  particularly  honored  of  late  by  being  the  chosen  stopping- 
place  of  President  Arthur,  Gen.  Sheridan,  Cardinal  McCloskey  and  Herbert  Spencer. 

FISHING   PICNICS. 

Several  of  these  enjoyable  affairs  come  off  every  pleasant  day.  A  party  of  from  ten 
to  twenty-five  ladies  and  gentlemen  set  off  in  a  steam  yacht  for  some  distant  fishing-ground,, 
taking  liberal  supplies  from  the  hotel,  and  about  half  as  many  oarsmen  as  excursionists. 
Each  oarsman  takes  his 
own  skiff  and  fishing  tackle. 
The  boats  being  towed  in 
single  file  behind  the 
yacht,  present  the  appear- 
ance of  some  strange  ma- 
rine animal  with  a  very 
long  tail.  An  island  is  se- 
lected as  the  base  uf  oper- 
ations, and  here  the  yacht 
is  moored  to  the  shore 
and  the  party  separates, 
each  skiff  with  its  two  or 
three  occupants  taking  a 
different  direction,  with 
the  understanding  to  meet 
again  at  that  island  for 
dinner.  At  the  appointed 
hour  the  boats  return,  and 
the  oarsmen  nearly  all  of 
whom  are  good  cooks,  set  at 
work  preparing  dinner.  A 
fireplace  is  quickly  impro- 
vised out  of  rocks,  and  the 
savory  odors  of  a  hot  din- 
ner soon  mingle  with  the 
piney  odors  of  the  woods. 
The  yacht  carries  boards 
for  tables  and  the  island 
supplies  rocks  to  support  them.  The  afternoon  is  spent  in  rambles  on  the  adjacent  islands* 
or  in  story-telling  under  some  big  tree,  while  two  or  three  drowsy  gentlemen  go  off  to 
sleep  under  the  influence  of  the  fresh  air  and  a  hearty  dinner.  Frequenters  of  the  islands 
often  bring  hammocks  with  them  for  these  occasions. 


PICNIC  DINNER  ON  AN  ISLAND. 


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PARTIGVLAR  ISLANDS. 

Island  Royal,  owned  by   Mr.  Royal  E. 
Deane,  of  New  York,  is  situated  opposite 
Point  Vivian,  two  miles    from   Alexandria 
Bay,  and  quite   near  Wells    Island.      The 
veranda  of  the  cottage  is  twenty  feet  above 
the  water,  and  from  this  elevation  a  view 
unsurpassed  upon  the  channel  may  be  enjoyea.     Many  of  the 
river  captains  pass  within  hailing  distance  of  this  beautiful 
spot.     Mr.  Deane  and  family  for  many  years  have  been  sum- 
mer residents  upon  the  river. 

Just  above  the  village  in  the  American  channel,  is  Warner  Island, 
owned  by  H.  H.  Warner,  of  Rochester,  who  is  famous  for  the  magnitude, 
boldness  and  success  of  his  business  operations.  The  line  steamers  pass 
within  a  few  feet  of  his  cottage.  The  river-bound  half-acre  on  which  it  stands  commands 
one  of  the  most  extensi\'e  views  among  the  islands.  Mr.  Warner  and  family  are  in  the 
habit  of  remaining  here  two  or  three  months  of  the  year,  and  their  gracious  hospitalities 
have  won  them  hosts  of  friends  among  the  frequenters  of  the  Thousand  Islands. 

We  have  akeady  referred  to  Pullman's  island. 


WARNER  ISLAND,  AS  SEEN  FROM  WELLS'  ISLAND. 


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'IHK  TIIOnSAND    ISLANDS. 


Near  by  is  Nobby,  which,  owing  to  its  position  and  natural  formation  is  one  of  the 
roost  desirable  among  the  islands.     The  owner  H.  R.  Heath,  of  New  York  has  devoted 

mtich  time  and  capital  iif  improve- 
ments both  on  Nobby  and  the 
famous  Oven  which  is  also  in  his 
posession. 

Rye  Island  has  recently  been 
purchased  by  Nathaniel  W.  Hunt, 
of  Brooklyn,  and  re-christened  St. 
KImo.  The  island  is  a  prominent 
one,  and  as  the  cottage  to  be  built 
upon  it  is  the  design  of  the  archi- 
tect who  has  built  most  of  the 
NOBBY  iHLAND.  finest  cottagcs  on  the  river  it  is  fair 

to  presume  that  St.  Elmo  will  not  be  behind  her  sisters  in 
architectural  beauty. 

A  few  rods  from  The  Crossmon,  between  it  and  Well's 
Island,  is  Hart's  Island,  a  little  paradise,  with  one  of  the 
largest  of  the  island  cottages. 

Mrs.  H.  G.  LeConte,  of  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  has  recently 
purchased  Isle  Imperial,  just  above  Hart's  Island,  much 
enlarged  it  by  piering  and  filling  in,  and  erected  a  cottage  costing  about  $20,000. 

Plantagent  Island  was  purchased  by  Judge  Charles  Donohue,  of  New  York,  and  re- 
cbristened  "St.  John."  He  has  built  a  handsome  cottaG;e  upon  it  and  is  constantly  making 
improvements. 

The  details  might  be  indefinitely  extended. 


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A  short  distance  down  the  river  from  the  Bay  is  a  triplet  of  charming  little  islands. 
They  are ;  Little  Lehigh,  owned  by  Chas.  H.  Cummings,  of  New  York;  Sport,  owned  by 
Mrs.  H.  E.  Packer  of  Mauch  Chunk,  Pa.,  and  E.  P.  Wilbur,  Bethlehem,  Pa.,  and  Idlewild^ 
owned  by  Mrs.  R.  A.  Packer,  ot  Sayre,  Pa.  The  first  two  are  connected  by  a  handsome 
wrought  iron  bridge. 

Sport  Island  is  nicely  terraced,  and  a  private  gas  house  furnishes  the  means  of  illumin- 
ating it  at  nighc  with  two  hundred  lights. 


GLIMPStS   OF  N0BI3Y  ISLAND. 


THE  THOUSAND  ISLANDS. 


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THE   CAPES. 

Many  small  capes  whi':h  scallop  the  main  shores  of  the  river,  afford  beautiful  building 
sites,  and  some  of  tliem  are  adorned  by  handsonje  cottages,  The  demand  for  these  capes 
has  increased  of  late,  and  it  is  probable  that  before  many  years  the  shores  for  a  long  dis- 
tance each  way  from  the  Bay,  as  well  as  the  islands,  will  be  thickly  scudded  with  cottages, 
owned  by  health  and  pleasure  seekers  from  abroad. 

Perhaps  the  most  desirable  point  on  the  river  was  purchased  by  Dr.  J.  G.  Holland, 
the  celebrated  author,  and  late  editor  of  The  Century.  It  is  at  the  mouth  of  the  lovely 
little  bay  overlooked  by  The  Crossmon,  and  only  a  few  rods  across  the  water  from  it.  Dr. 
Holland  has  expended  inany  thousands  of  dollars  in  erecting  here  "  luxurious  cottage  and  im- 


DR.  J.  O.  HOLLAND'S  LATR  RB8IUINCB,  "BONNIB  CASTLB." 

proving  the  grounds.  The  point  is  named  "Bonnie  Castle,"  from  one  of  Dr.  Holland's 
novels.  The  family  are  in  the  habit  of  spending  three  to  four  months  of  the  year  on  this 
island,  and  here  Dr.  Holland  did  much  of  his  literary  work 

SOV'E   NAMES    EXPLAINED. 

The  historically  famous  Devil's  Ovcii  is  an  island  so  named  from  a  water  cave  into 
which  a  boat  can  be  rowed  from  the  rivor.  This  cave  was  the  hiding  place  for  many 
li.onths  of  the  famous  "Bill  Johnson"  during  'he  Patriot  War  of  1837-39.  Aided  and  sus- 
tained by  his  daughter  Kate,  he  finally  escaped. 

Goose  Bay  is  a  well  known  fishing  and  hunting  ground  three  miles  from  the  village.  Eel 
Bay  is  another  at  the  head  of  Wells  Island.     Halsteads  Bay  is  another  on  the  Canadian  side. 

Fiddler's  Elbow  is  a  thick  and  favorite  cluster  of  islands  in  thp  Canadian  waters. 


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THE  THOUSAND    ISLANDS. 


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The  Riff  is  the  long  narrow  inlet  to  the  Lake  of  the  Islands  over  a  mile  long,  and  is  so 
narrow  that  a  child  can  throw  a  stone  across  it  at  any  point,  and  yet  is  navigably  for  small 
yachts.  I 

THE     COTTAGES. 

The  river  cottages 
are  numerous  and 
every  year  important 
additions  are  made 
to  them.  It  is  notice- 
able tliat  as  time 
passes  the  new  ones 
constructed  are  made 
more  and  more  ele- 
gant and  improved. 

PARKS. 

The  Thousand 
Island   Park  of   the 
Methodists  is  on  the 
OVEN  ISLAND.  Upper  end  of  Wells 

Island,  seven  miles  from  Alexandria  Bay.  It  was  started  in  1873,  and  to  its  natural  beau- 
ties have  been  added  delightful  drives  and  walks;  a  village  of  cottages,  bath  houses,  and 
buildings  for  religious  purposes  and  the  accommodation  ot  visitors.  Here  are  held  Sunday 
school,  temperance  and  educational  conventions  every  season. 

Round  Island  Park,  two  miles  above  Thousand  Island  Park,  belongs  to  a  Baptist  As- 
sociation which  was  organized  in  the  summer  of  1879.  It  occupies  the  whole  of  a  large 
island. 

Prospect  Park  is  yet  farther  up  the  river,  on  a  high  wooded  point  on  the  main  shore,  and 
is  laid  out  in  streets  and  lots,  many  of  which  are  occupied. 

Westminster  Park  is  at  the  foot  of  Wells  Island  about  a  mile  and  a  half  from  the  Bay. 
It  was  purchased  in  1874  by  a  Presbyterian  stock  company,  and  has  been  rapidly  improved, 
having  now  several  miles  of  drives,  and  some  fine  buildings.  In  the  midst  of  the  ground 
is  a  high  hill,  to  the  top  of  which  is  a  winding  roadway.  This  hill  is  called  M t.  Beulah,  and 
is  surmounted  by  a  pentagonal  chapel,  :vhich  will  accommodate  one  thousand  persons, 
and  has  a  tower  136  feet  high,  presenting  one  of  the  best  views  of  the  river  and  islands. 

These  parks  are  connected  with  each  other  and  the  Bay  many  times  daily  by  steamers, 
which  afford  delightful  little  trips. 

Although  the  Thousand  Islands  are  now  dotted  with  cottages  and  thronged  here  and 
there  with  people,  their  original  wild  beauty  and  enticements  remain,  the  trees  and  rocks  '> 
the  majestic  flow  of  crystal  pure  waters ;  the  yet  purer  air,  with  its  splendid  tonic  and  heal- 


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25 


"V-  ing  proper- 
\  ties;  the 
ever  vary- 
ing views ; 
the  oppor- 
tunities for 
boating, 
fi  s  hin  g  , 
hunting, 
bathing, 
etc.;  all  are 
here,  and 
man  has  ad- 
ded to  them 
yet  more. 


RIVER     SPORTS. 


Boating,  fishing,  hunting,  cruising  among  the  islands  in  row  boats 
or  steam  yachts,  visiting  many  points  of  historical  or  traditionary 
interest,  pic-nicing  in  large  or  small  parties,  open-air  feasting,  and 
lounging  under  the  trees  by  the  water's  edge,  are  terms  which  sum  up 
the  principal  sports  of  the  river.  There  are  many  snoall  boats  at  the 
Bay,  and  many  good  oarsmen  stand  ready  to  serve  at  a  moderate  price, 
those  who  want  their  services.  These  oarsmen  are  a  convenience,  but 
not  a  necessity,  to  the  enjoyments  among  the  islands.  They  know  all 
the  good  fishing  grounds,  can  g<ve  all  needed  instruction  in  the  art  of  catching,  will  furnish 
the  requisite  fishing  tackle,  and  cook  the  fish  in  dainty  and  appetizing  style  when  caught. 

Black  bass  and  pickerel,  large  and  gamy,  abound  in  these  waters — many  muskallonge 
are  also  caught  every  season,  and  the  lady  or  gentleman  who  hooks  and  secures  one  or 
more  of  these  largest  and  best  of  all  fresh  water  fish,  becomes  the  heroine  or  hero  of  the 
day  on  returning  to  the  Bay. 

Ladies  are  often  the  lucky  ones,  and  sometimes  pull  in  a  muskallonge  of  enormous  size, 
courageously  refusing  the  while  all  masculine  assistance. 

Occasionally  a  muskallonge  weighs  as  high  as  forty  pounds,  a  pickerel  as  high  as  twenty 
pounds,  and  a  bass  as  high  as  six  or  seven  pounds.     The  muskallonge  are  mostly  taken  be- 
tween the  middle  of  May  and  the  last  of  July;  the  bass  bite  best  between  the  middle  of 
June  and  September,  while  the  pickerel  are  caught  early  and  late  in  the  season,  and  all  the 
season. 

Trolling  is  the  usual  and  most  exciting  method  of  fishing  among  the  islands,  though 
much  pleasant  still  fishing  is  also  done. 


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THE  THOUSAND  ISLANDS. 

Late  fall  and  early  spring,  as  all  hunters  know,  are 
the  times  for  shooting  duck,  when  they  flock  to  the 
bays  and  coves  of  this  section  of  the  river,  by  thous- 
ands. It  is  not  unusual  for  a  fishing  party  to  return  to 
the  Bay  at  night  with  a  hundred  or  more  fine  fish,  nor 
for  the  hunter  to  come  in  with  fifteen  or  twenty  broad- 
billed  trophies  of  his  marksmanship. 

STEAMERS   AND   YACHTS. 

The  large  line  steamers  are  seen  pljing  up  and 
down  the  river  at  frequent  intervals.  All  of  them 
touch  at  the  Bay,  and  many  others  nearly  as  large  are 
devoted  to  excursions.  A  new  company  has  been 
formed  to  meet  the  demands  and  necessities  of  the 
increasing  travel  along  the  River  and  Lake  Ontario, 
by  putting  on  a  line  of  floating  palaces,  similar  to 
those  on  the  Hudson,  and  costing  from  $80,000  to 
$100,000  each. 

An  important  feature  of  life  at  the  Bay,  and 
among  the  Thousand  Islands,  is  the  great  and  in- 
creasing number  of  steam  yachts,  large  and  small, 
which  glide  to  and  fro  over  the  blue  waters,  and  in 
and  out  among  the  island  channels,  during  the  pleas~ 
ure  season  Some  of  these  are  models  of  architec- 
tural beauty,  such  as  can  be  seen  almost  nowhere 
else.  In  going  considerable  distances  on  the  river, 
up  and  down  and  across  from  shore  to  shore,  and 
island  to  island,  and  point  to  point,  when  fishing  is 
not  desired,  these  yachts  have  nearly  superceded  the 
row  boats,  although  the  latter  are  always  ready,  with 
good  oarsmen,  when  required.  These  yachts  afford  a 
swift  and  delightful  conveyance  for  small  parties,  as 
the  larger  steamers  do  for  larger  parties,  and  for  dis- 
tant places  and  pic-nics,  or  extensive  views  of  the 
river  scenery. 

THE  WANDERER. 

The  best  way  of  gaining  a  comprehensive  idea  of 
the  magnitude  and  wildness  of  this  archipelago  is  by 
taking  a  trip  on  the  Island  Wanderer.  This  fast 
steamer  makes  two  trips  daily  of  forty  miles  each, 
taking^in  on  its  way  some  of  the  most  intricate  chan- 
nels among  the  islands. 


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A   SCENE  or   ENCHANTMENT. 

The  summer  night  scenes  at  the  Bay  are  wierdly  enchanting,  and  European  travelers 
say  they  remind  them  of  the  night  scenes  at  Venice,  and  are  quite  as  beautiful.  The  illumi- 
nations extend  far  up  and  down  the  river,  on  gliding  yachts,  and  steamers,  on  the  islands, 
along  the  grounds,  and  in  the  windows  and  towers  of  the  great  hotels,  and  added  to  these 
are  the  lights  of  the  village,  and  almost  nightly  displays  of  Chinese  lanterns,  Roman 
candles,  rockets  and  other  fireworks.  This  superb  kaleidoscope  of  river  fires  must  be  wit- 
nessed to  be  appreciated. 

IMPORTANT   EFFECTS. 

An  ardent  admirer  of  the  Thous- 
and Islands  has  said  that  they 
were  conducive  to  four  important 
effects :  health,  happiness,  enthusi- 
asm and  love.  Concerning  this 
last  it  should  be  said  that  cupid  is 
all  powerful  here.  The  momen- 
tous question  which  is  the  key  of 
matrimony  has  been  asked  and 
answered  many  scores  of  times 
among  these  charming  islands. 

ALEXANDRIA  BAY. 

This  village  is  the  central  point 
of  interest  from  its  nearness  to  the 
most  picturesque  part  of  the  is- 
lands. It  has  a  population  of 
about  seven  hundred,  and  is  pret- 
tily situated  on  a  point  of  land  be- 
tween two  river  bays  making  it 
THE  RIFF.  almost  water  bound.      The  fishing 

in  this  vicinity  is  better  than  elsewhere  owing  to  the  greater  number  of  islands  which  cause 

quiet  shallows  where  fish  delight  to  congregate.     Here  to  is  the 

CHURCH   OF   THE   THOUSAND    ISLANDS, 

built  in  1851  through  the  instrumentality  of  Rev.  Dr.  George  W.  Bethune,  of  the  Reformed 
Dutch  Church,  who  was  a  regular  visitor  at  the  Bay  for  many  successive  years,  commencing 
as  early  as  1845.  The  church  building,  which  is  a  chaste  stone  structure,  with  truncated 
tower,  stands  on  a  knoll  in  the  edge  of  the  village. 

METHODIST   CHURCH. 

There  is  also  a  pretty  little  church  recently  completed*  by  the  Methodists  at  a  cost  of 
about  86,000,  finished  inside  in  black  walnut  and  ash,  and  nicely  carpeted.  It  has  a  capa- 
city for  seating  about  300  persons. 


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PROSPECTIVE    EPISCOPAI-   CHURCH. 


Bishop  Huntington  and  others  are  making  an  effort  to  secure  the  erection  of  an^Episco- 
pal  Chapel  at  the  Biy,  and  a  part  of  the  necessary  fjnds  have  been  pledged  and  collected. 


LIBRARY. 


A  fine  library  has  been  established  at  the  Bay  for  the  use  of  visitors,  under  the  auspices 
of  the  Y.  M.  C.  A.  It  has  about  one  thousand  volumes,  a  large  portion  of  which  were 
generously  donated  by  its  founder,  Dr.  Holland.     These  will  be  increased  from  year  to  year. 


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THE  CROSSMON. 

THE   Ol.l)    AND    NEW. 

We  now  come  to  that  which  provides  sweet  and  invigorating  rest  after  the  varied  river 

sports,  country  drives  and 
sociabilities,  we  mean  The 
Crgssmon.  The;;[old  hotel 
under  the  same  manage- 
ment as  the  new,  has  been 
referred  to.  It  had  been 
the  stopping  place  for  visi- 
tors to  the  islands  for  more 
than  a  quarter  of  a  century 
and  acquired  during  that 
time  a  reputation  of  which 
any  hotel  with  similar  facili- 
ties might  be  proud.  The 
new,  many-towered,  Cross 
mon  consists  of  a  five  story 
building,  covering  exactly 
the  site  ol  the  old  hotel  of 
pleasant  memories.  It  is  a 
picturesque  structure,  sur- 
rounded by  wide  verandas 
and  traversed  by  spacious 
halls. 

THB  SITUATION  AND  OUTLOOK. 

It  is  most  charmingly  situ- 
THE  CROSSMON  IN  184B.  ated,  close  to  the  river  on 

the  north,  and  the  little  gem  of  a  bay  from  which  the  village  takes  its  name  on  the  east, 
thus  having  ^wo  joater  sides.  Its  windows,  verandas  and  towers  afford  extensive  views  of 
the  river  and  islands  in  three  directions.  Most  of  the  prominent  islands  and  cottages  may 
be  seen  from  it,  together  with  miles  and  miles  of  the  sweeping,  J^ bounding,  gleaming  river. 
The  hotel  has  in  reality  two  fronts  (with  their  entrances,)  the  one  being  toward  the  river, 
where  boat-passengers  enter,  and  the  other  on  the  main  village  street,  where  carriages  are 
the  mode  of  conveyance. 

PRINXIPAL   ADVANTAdKS   OK   THK    CROSSMON. 

The  office,  wine  room,  billiard  room  and  barber  shop  being  on  the  street  front  of  the 
hotel,  are  entirely  removed  from  the  water  front,  where  the  verandas  are,  and  where  the 


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guests  like  to  assemble  for  games  and  promenading.  An  elevator  runs  from  the  basement 
to  the  top  of  the  building,  and  the  broad  stairways  in  both  main  buildmg  and  wing^  afford 
quick  means  of  egress  in  case  of  fire. 

The  hotel  is  lighted  throughout  with  gas,  and  supplied  with  pure  river  water,  which  is 
forced  by  a  steam  engine  into  an  enormous  copper  tank  on  the  root,  and  conveyed  from 
there  to  the  various  floors  by  means  of  galvanized  iron  pipes,  thus  doing  away  with  all 
danger  of  lead  poisoning,  and  other  impurities.  On  every  floor  are  water-closets  and  bath, 
rooms,  with  hot  and  cold  water.  Electrical  bells  and  speaking  tubes  connect  Jhe  oflice  with 
every  part  of  the  building.  It  will  accommodate  three  hundred  guests  and  is  adapted  to 
satisfy  those  who  are  accustomed  to  luxurious  homes. 


THE  CROSSMON  IN  1863. 

The  table  is  supplied  with  all  the  delicacies  of  the  season,  prepared  by  accomplished 
cooks ;  and  the  best  brand  of  foreign  wines,'1)eers  and  liquors  await  the  orders  of  all  who 
desire  them. 

Morning  concerts  are  given  by  a  fine  orchestra,  and  the  amusements  of  the  day  are 
varied  in  the  evening  by  music,  dancing  and  games  in  the  parlors,  and  thus  the  round  of 
enjoyment  may  be  continued  from  early  morning  until  late  bedtime.  There  are  over  five 
hundred  feet  of  verandas,  and  guests  may  promenade  the  entire  distance,  and  through  the 
long  halls,  without  obstruction. 

Appetizing  lunches  are  neatly  put  up  free  of  charge  at  the  hotel,  for  picnic  and  fishing 
parties,  and,  after  a  ride  on  the  river,  are  often  enjoyed  in  the  open  air,  under  the  trees. 


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«ven  better  than  the  most  sumptuous  dinners  in  the  dining  rooms.    Boats,  oarsmen  and 
fishing  tackle  can  be  engaged  for  parties  wishing  them  by  applying  at  the  hotel  office. 

The  grounds  of  the  hotel,  over  an  acre  in  extent,  have  been  nicely  grassed  and  graded 
and  are  beautified  in  places  by  beds  of  flowers. 

On  the  east,  towards  the  bay,  is  an  extensive  lawn,  reaching  to  the  water's  edge.  On 
this  sid'"  '-    he  principal  landing  place  for  yachts  and.|smaller  boats.     On  the  north  is  a 


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THE  CROSSMON  IN  1873. 

Tocky  incline,  spotted  with  grass  and  flowers.  The  grounds,  as  well  as  the  buildings,  are 
brilliantly  illuminated  at  night,  colored  lights  shining  in  all  the  towers,  which  have  a 
peculiarly  beautiful  effect  as  seen  from  the  river. 

Notwithstanding  the  extensive  accommodations,  the  Crossmon  is  crowded  much  of  the 
time  during  the  warm  season,  and  it  is  therefore  a  good  plan  for  parties  wishing  rooms,  to 
engage  them  in  advance  by  letter,  or  through  the  agency  of  friends. 

Address, 


CROSSMON  &  SON, 

THE  CROSSMON, 

ALEXANDRIA  BAY,  N.  Y 


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The  follnwiiiK  arc  llio  immen  of  llie  iiilmliilcd  island  and  pointH  Itoginning  in  (irder  at  Claytou  u>.i 
extending  below  Alexandria  liay. 

Governor's— three  acres,  nw'U'd  by Hon.  T.  O.  Alvord,  Syracuse,  N.  \' 

Caiaimkt— three  acres,  owned  liy Chas.  G.  Kniory,  New  York 

LoNo  Hock— one  acre,  owned  by W.  F.  Wilson,  Walertown,  N.  V 

Hkmlock— twenty  m^res,  owned  liy Hon  W.  P.  I'orter,  W.  F.  Wilson,  Watertown,  N.  Y 

iiiid  lion.  Henry  Spicer,  I'erch  Uiver. 

Stewart,  o;x  JKipiiiis—ten  acres,  owned  liy  H.  l\  tliirdiner,  Syracuse,  N.  Y. ;  John  Rogers  and 

MissUasKclJ,  Carthage,  N.Y. ;  L.  .1.  Hurdelte,  Otsego  Camp  Club;  Caleb  Clark, 
Cooi)erslown,  N.  Y. ;  Miss  K.  M.  tiriswold,  Adams,  N.  Y. ;  Wesley  M.  Itich, 
Joseph  Saylcs,  Home,  N.   Y. ;    Reuben  Fuller,  Chas.  Ellis,  Clayton,  N.  Y. ; 
Chas.  CiiickerinK,  Copeniiagen,  N.  Y. ;  C!.  O.  Pratt,  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 
Two  in  Eel  Bay —two  acres,  owned  by Dr.  K.  L,  Sargent,  Watertown,  N.  Y 


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Twin — one  acre,  owned  by J.  L.  Huntington,  Theresa,  N.  Y 

Watch — one  acre,  owne  1  by S.  F.  Skinner,  New  York 

Occident  and  Oriknt— three  acres,  owned  by E,  W.  Washburne,  New  York 

Isle  of  Pines— tW()  acres,  owned  by Mrs.  R.  N.  Robinson,  New  York 

Peederick's — two  acres,  owned  by C.  L.  Frederick,  Canhage,  N.  Y 

Bay  Side— one  acre,  owned  by H.  F.  Mosber,  Watertown,  N.  Y 

River  Side — {Main  Land)  one  acre,  owned  by James  C.  Lee,  Gouverneur,  N.  Y 

Killein's  Point — {Main  Land)  one  acre,  owned  by Killien,  Lockport,  N.  Y 

HoLLOWAv's  Point — {Main  Land)  one  acre,  owned  by Nathan  IloUoway,  Omar,  N.  Y 

Fisher's  Landing— (J7«i«  Land)  two  acres,  owned  by Mrs.  R.  Gurnee,  Miss  Newton,  Omar,  N.  Y 

Island  Home — one  acre,  owned  by Mrs.  S.  D.  Hungerford,  Adams,  N.  Y 

Harmony — one-fourth  acre,  owned  by Mrs,  Celia  Berger,  Syracuse,  N.  Y 


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NAMK8  OF  INLANDS   AND  POINTS. 


WiviNfi  Bkanciiks— owned  by D.  C.  Graham,  Stoiio  Mills,  N.  Y.;    A.  Snoll,  riafnrgovillo,  N.  )'.; 

(Wtllit  Jdand.)  J.  Petrio,  Watertown,  N.  Y. ;   Jerome  B.  Ijoiiks,  TiiifarKcvlllo,  N.  Y. ;    Isaac 

Mitchell,  L.  Iliighrs,  Stone  Milln,  N.  Y.;    h.  Ainsworth,  F.Smith,  U.S. 

TtillcM,  Ira  Traver,  Watertown,  N.  Y. 

Bonny  Kyrik— ( Welh  hUmd)  owned  by Mni.  Peck,  BoonviUe,  N.  Y 

TiiRoop  DoiK—(WelU  Inland)  owned  by.  .Dr.  C.  E.  Latimer,  Watortown,  N.  Y.,  and  Dr.  8.  J.  Latimer, 

N«'W  York  City. 
Jolly  OxK%—(\Velh  Inland)  two  acres,  owned  by Prof.  A.  If.  Brown,  Dr.  N.  I).  Ferguson,  John 

Norton,  O.  T.  Qreen,Carthage,  N.  Y. ;  Hon.  W.  W.  Butttrtipld,  lledwowl,  N.  Y 

—owned  by M.  Kenyon  nnd  Miss  Parker,  Watertown,  N.  Y 

Calumkt — one-half  tMiv,  owned  by Rev.  H.  R.  Waite,  Now  Rochelle,  N.  Y 

Point  Vivian— ten  ncres,  owned  by Ileeot  Tozer,  J.  J.  Kinney,  E.  ().  llungorford,  Geo.  Ivers, 

(Ufain  Land.)  Evans  Mill,  N.  Y. ;  hikI  others. 

LiNDNKn'a— (iri«  acre,  owned  by lohn  Lindner,  Jersey  City,  N.  J 

Island  JIoyai,— one  acre,  owned  by Royal  E.  Deane,  New  York 

Ckdab— one  acre,  owned  by J.  M.  Curtis,  Cleveland,  Ohio 


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Wild  Rosk— one  acre,  owned  by Hon.  W.  G.  Rose,  Cleveland,  Ohio 

Alleoheny  Point — {Main  Land)  two  acres,  owned  by J.  S.  Laney,  Foxburg,  Pa 

Photo — two  acres,  owned  by A.  C.  Mclntyre,  Brockville,  Ont 

Seven  Isles — five  acres,  owned  by , lion.  Bradley  Winslow,  Watertown,  N.  Y 

IjOuisiana  Point — [Wells  Island)  three  acres,  owned  by Hon.  D.  C.  LaBatt,  New  Orleans,  La 

Bella  Vista  Lodge — {Main  Land)  five  acres,  owned  by F.  J.  Bosworth,  Milwaukee,  Wis 

Nemah-bin — two  acres,  owned  by James  H.  Oliphant,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y 

Comfort— two  acres,  owned  by A.  E.  Clark,  Chicago,  111 

Warner  Island— one  acre,  owned  by H.  H.  Warner,  Rochester,  N.  Y 


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Waii  Winbt— one-lmlf  aero,  owneil  by C.  E.  Hill,  ChitaRo,  111 

CuDA— one  iicrc,  owned  by ; Dr.  W.  K.  Story,  DufTiilu,  N.  Y 

Dkvci  '  OvKN— one  acre,  owned  by U.  R.  Heath,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y 

SuNNV-SiUK— <6'Ae;T^  hland)  live  acres,  ownud  by Hov.  Geo.  II.  Rockwell,  Now  York 

Mkmiosk  liODOK— (CVterry  hlanit)  ninu  ocrvs,  owned  by.  .A.  I).  I'ullnmn  and  G.  D.  Matsh,  Chicago)  III 

Safe  Poiict— ( Welln  Mand)  four  acres,  owned  by II,  H.  Warner,  Rochester,  N.  Y 

Piri.i.M AN— three  iicres,  owned  by Geo.  M.  Pullman,  Chicago,  111 

Noiuiv— three  ucros*,  owned  by , H.  R.  Heath,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y 

LriTi.K  Anoki,— one-eighth  acre,  owned  by W.  A.  Angell,  Chicago,  111 

Wki-comk— three  acres,  oArned  by Hon.  S.  G.  Pope,  Ogdensburg,  N.  Y 

FaiKNDr.Y— three  acres,  owned  by A.  B.  Parker  and  Abner  Mellen,  Jr.,  New  York 

LiNMTHoow— one-fourth  acre,  owned  iiy Hon.  II.  A.  Livingston,  New  York 

Pi.oKKN<'K— two  acres,  owned  by H.  S.  Chandler,  New  York 

SrNNl'SrDK.  

the  sunimer  home  of  Rev.  George 
Rockwell,  now  of  New  York  City, 
but  best  known  in  this  region  as  for 
more  than  twenty  years  the  pastor 
of  the  Reformed  Church,  the  first 
organized  at  Alexandria  Bay. 

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St.  Elmo — throe  acres,  owned  by Nathaniel  W.  Hunt,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y 

FEr.8ENECK— owned  by Prof.  A.  G.  Hopkins,  Clinton,  N.  Y 

Point  Lookout — one  acre,  owned  by Miss  L.  J.  Bullock,  Adams,  N.  Y 

Cleveland  Point — (Main  Land)  thirty  acres,  owned  by  Hon.  W.  G.  Rose  and  J.  M.  Curtis  Cleveland,  0 

Edoewood — (Point  Main  Land)  one  acre,  owned  by G.  C.  Martin,  Watertown,  N.  Y 

West  View—    "        "        "      one  acre,  owp^d  by Hon.  S.  G.  Pope,  Ogdensburg,  N.  Y 


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NAMES   OP  ISLANDS    AND   POINTS. 


. 


YiLVhX— {Point  Main  Land)  half  acre,  owned  by II.  Sisson,  Watertown,  N.  Y 

ISLB  Imperial — one  acre,  owned  by '. Mrs.  II.  G.  Ijc  Conte,  Philadelphia,  Pa 

Fern — one  actf,  own  d  by N.  and  .1.  Winslow,  Watertown,  N.  Y 

Hart's— five  acres,  owned  by Ilnn.  E.  K.  Hart,  Albion,  N.  Y 

Deshlbr — fifteen  acres,  owned  by W.  G.  Deshler,  Columbus,  Ohio 

Nbtts— one  acre,  owned  by Win.  B.  Hayden,  Columbus,  Ohio 

Bonnie  Castle — (Point  Main  Land)  fifteen  acres,  owned  by Mrs.  J.  G.  Holland,  New  York 

Crescent  Cottages — (Main  Land)  ten  acres,  owned  by Blcecker  Van  Wagenen,  New  York 

Point  Marguerite —      "        "      thirty  acre*;,  owned  by E.  Anthony,  New  York 

Long  Branch — (Point  Main  Land)  ten  acres,  owned  by Mrs.  C.  E.  Clark,  Watertown,  N.  Y 

Manhattan — five  acres,  owned  by J.  L.  Ilasbrouck  and  Hon.  J.  C.  Spencer,  New  York 

St.  John's — six  acres,  owned  by Hon.  Chas.  Donohue,  New  York 

Maple — °ix  acres,  owned  by J.  L.  Haebroiick,  New  York 

Fairy  Land — 20  acres,  owned  by  Peter  C.  Hayden,  Chas.  H.  llavtien  and  Wm.  B.  Hayden,  Columbus,  0 

Little  Fraud— one-half  acre,  owned  by R.  Pease,  Geneva,  N.  Y 

Huguenot — two  acres,  owned  by  Levi  Ilasbrouck,  Ogdensburg,  N.  Y 

Resort — three  acres,  owned  by Cornwall  Bros.,  Alexandria  Bay,  N.  Y 

Deer — forty  acres,  owned  by Hon.  S.  Miller,  New  Haven,  Conn 

Island  Mary— two  f^res,  owned  by Win.  L.  Palmer,  Carthage,  Dak 

Walton — seven  acres,  owned  by J.  X.  llobbins  and  G.  H.  Robi  ""on.  New  York 

Idlewild — four  acres,  owned  by Mrs.  R.  A.  Packer,  Sayre,  Pa 

Little  Lehigh — one  acre,  owned  by Chas.  H.  Cuminiiigs,  New  York 

Sport — four  acres,  owned  by Mrs.  II.  E.  Packer,  Mauch  Chunk,  Pa 

Sunny-Side — two  acres,  owned  by W.  Stevenson,  Sayre,  Pa 

Summer-Land — ten  acres Summer-Land  Association 

"Summer-Land"  is  owned  by  the  "Suninu r-Laiid  Association,"  composed  of  the  following 
members:  Itev.  Asa  Saxe,  D.  D.,  Francis  M.  McFarlin,  .lames  Sargeant,  Emory  B.  Chase, 
Lean  E.  Brace,  Isaiah  F.  Force,  Henry  C.  Wisner,  I^ewis  P.  Ross,  Charles  W.  Gray* 
George  A.  Newell,  Henry  0.  Hall,  Joseph  A.  Stud  and  Frank  W.  Ilawley,  of  Rochester, 
N.  Y.;  Rev.  Alinon  Gunnison,  D.  D.,  and  Frank  Sperry,  of  Brooklyn;  Rev.  Richmond 
Fisk,  Alfred  Underbill  and  Horace  Bronson,  of  Syracuse,  N.  Y. 

Arcadia  and  Ina— five  acres,  -owned  by S.  A.  Briggs,  New  York 

Spuyten  Duyvel— one  acre,  owned  by Alice  P.  Sargent,  New  York 

Douglas — five  acres,  owned  by Douglas  Miller,  New  Haven,  Conn 

Kit  Grafton— one-half  acre,  owned  by Mrs.  S.  L.  George,  Watertown,  N.  Y 

Lookout — two  acres,  owned  by Thomas  H.  Borden,  New  York 

Ella — one-fourth  acre,  owned  by R.  E.  Ilungerford,  Watertown,  N.  Y 

Little  Charm — one-eighth  acre,  owned  by Mrs.  F.  W.  Barker,  Alexandria  Bay,  N.  Y 

Frost — two  acres,  owned  by . , Mrs.  S.  L.  Frost,  Watertown,  N.  Y 

Excelsior  Group— five  acres,  owned  by C.  S.  Goodwin,  New  York 

C  T.vAN  AND  Moss — three  acrps,  owned  by S.  T.  Woolworth,  Watertown  N.  Y 

Elephant  Rock — one-eighth  acre,  owned  by T.  C.  (Jhittenden,  Watertown,  N.  Y 

Sunbeam  Group— one  acre,  owned  by C.  E.  Ailing,  Rochester,  N  Y 

Alice — two  acres,  owned  by Col.  A.  J.  Casse,  New  York 

Schooner — six  aci«8,  owned  by J.  Norman  Whitehouse,  New  York 

Birch— seven  acres,  owned  by W.  J.  Lewi?,  Pitt>burgh,  Pa 

Ours— three  acres,  owned  by ;. Mrs.  M.  Carter,  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y 

Berkshire— twenty  acres,  owned  by Hon.  S.  G.  Pope,  Ogdensburg,  N.  Y 


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Dedicated  U>  the  Quests  of  The  Crossmon. 

ON  THE  ST.  LAWRENCE. 


By  GEORGE  C.  BRAGDON. 


WAY  !  away  I  the  golden  day 
^^    Beams  brightly  on  the  river, 
And  time  beguils  where  happy  isles 
KesI  peacefully  forever; 

And  smilingly  forever, 

Invitingly  forever. 

Where  isles  of  green  o'erlook  the  sheen 

Of  fair  St.  liawrence  river, 
The  silver  sheen  round  isles  of  green, 

Upon  St.  Lawrence  river. 


Ah !  fair  the  isles,  adorned  with  smiles 

To  greet  the  wooing  river; 
We  float  between,  'neath  branches  green, 

And  long  to  float  forever, 

To  dream  and  float  forever, 

Forgetfully  forever. 

With  line  and  boat  to  dream  and  float 

On  blue  St.  Lawrence  river. 
To  dream  and  float  with  line  and  boat 

Adown  St.  Lawrence  river. 


IN   rUE  KEEDS  NB4R  WELLS  ISLAND. 


Now  dipping  oar  recedes  the  shore, 
And  on  the  restless  river 

We  gaily  ride,  we  bound  and  glide, 
While  sunbeams  flush  and  (piiver, 
Around  us  Ihish  and  tjuivcr 
From  billows  Hash  and  ijuiver. 

And  all  is  bright  and  care  is  llglit 
On  old  St.  Lawrence  river. 

And  care  is  light,  and  all  is  bright 
Upon  St.  Lawrence  Hi'  er. 


Shall  we  forget  the  friends  we  met 

And  loved  upon  the  river  ? — 
Its  songs  and  dreams  and  changing  gleams  ? 

No,  never,  and  no  never. 

We  shall  forget  them  never, 

We  can  forget  them  never. 

The  thousand  joys  and  .sweet  allojs, 

Of  dear  St.  Lawrence  river. 
With  sweet  alloys  the  thousand  joys 

Of  Thousand  Island  River. 


ROUTES  TO  THE  BAY. 


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Leave  the  N.  Y.  Central  at  Rome,  and  enter  the  palace  cars  of  the  Rome,  Watertown  &  Ogdons- 
burg  Railroad.  A  few  hours  ride  on  these  will  bring  you  to  Cape  Vincent,  thirty  miles  from  Alex- 
andria Bay,  where  steamers  run  to  and  fro  twice  a  day,  connecting  closely  with  the  trains. 

Take  the  West  Shore  route  via  Utica  in  connection  with  Utica  and  Black  River  Railroad,  or  via. 
Syracuse  in  connection  with  the  Rome,  Watertown  and  Ogdensburg  Railroad. 

Or  if  you  please  take  the  other  branch  at  Watertown,  and  ride  through  a 
picturesque  country  to  Ogdensburg,  (six  hours  from  Rome,)  and  there  take  steamer 
up  the  river  to  the  Bay,  36  miles. 

Or  leave  the  Central  at  Syracuse  (which  shortens  the  distance  for  parties  from 
the  west.)  and  take  the  Syracuse  Northern  to  Richland,  from  which  place  the 
route  is  again  on  the  R.  W.  &  0.  R.  R. 

Or  starting  from  Oswego  (to  which  city  is  a  railroad  from  Syracuse  and  lines/ 
of  steamers  from  all  the  principal  points  of  the  great  lakes,  some  of  which  go  to 
the  Bay,)  a  branch  of  the  R.  W.  &  0.  connects  with  the  main  road  to  Richland. 

Or  if  from  the  east,  you  take  the  Delaware  &  Hudson  at  Troy,  or  Albany,  go- 
ing through  Saratoga  and  along  the  west  shore  of  Lake  Champlam,  to  Rouses  Pt., 
there  taking  the  Ogdensburg  &  Lake  Champiain  R.  R.  to  Ogdensburg,  having  a^ 
delightful  sail  from  Ogdensburg  by  steamer  to  Alexandria  Bay. 

Or  leaving  Albany  or  Troy  via.  D.  &  H.  C.  Co.,  taking  steamers  through  Lakes] 
George  and  Champiain,  (the  most  delightful  of  all,)  to  Plattsburgh,  D.  &  H.  to 
Rouses  Point,  0.  &  L.  C,  and  steamf^r  to  Alexandria  Bay,  making  one  of  the  best 
trips  in  this  country. 

Or  you  can  leave  the  Central  at  Utica  and  take  the  cars  on  Utica  &  Black 
River  R'  R.,  which  will  carry  you  without  change  of  cars  to  Clayton,  in  four  and^ 
a  half  hours,  12  miles  from  Alexandria  Bay,  where  a  steamer  will  be  found  which ^ 
will  complete  the  journey  in  one  hour. 

Or  from  Chicago  and  the  west  you  can  take  the  first  limited  Express  via. 
Chicago  &  Grand  Trunk  R.  R.  at  3:20  p.  H.  daily,  with  through  Pullman  Sleepers'^ 
for  Boston,  arriving  at  Alexandria  Bay  the  next  evening  in  time  for  supper,  via. 
steamer  from  Kingston,  25  miles  distance.    The  "boss"  route. 

Or  from  Portland,  Old  Orchanl  Beach,  Montreal  and  Quebec  and  Maine  resorts, 
take  the  Grand  Trunk  R.  R.  to  Brockville,  Gananoque  or  Kingston,  and  steamers 
from  those  points  to  Alexandria  Bay,  making  one  of  the  most  delightful  trips  in 
this  country. 

Or  starting  from  New  York,  take  the  New  York,  Ontario  and  Western  R.  R. 
from  West  42d  St.,  Cortlandtor  Desbrosses  Sts.  ferries,  and  enter  the  through 
Pullman  Buffet  Sleeping  Cars  for  Cape  Vincent ;  (this  is  the  only  route  from  New 
York  running  Pullman  Sleepers  to  the  islands.) 

At  Cape  Vincent  the  new  Steamer  St.  Lawrence  makes  close  connection  with 
the  trains,  running  thirty  miles  down  the  river,  through  the  islands  to  the  Bay. 

Connections  with  the  Pennsylvania  R.  R.  by  this  route  are  made  at  Jersey  City         1 
in  Union  Station,  and  all  transfer  across  New  York  City  avoided. 

Frctva  Portland.  Old  Orchard  Beach,  and  Maine  resorts,  take  the  Portland  &  Ogdensburg  R.  &.,  f  as- 
sing  through  the  White  Mountains  and  Vermont  via.  Rouses  Point  to  Ogdensburg,  and  steamer  to 
Alexandria  Bay.    This  is  the  shortest  line  from  the  White  Mountains  and  ftlaino. 

The  U.  &  B.  R.  R.  R.  has  been  completed  to  Ogdensburg,  from  which  point  steamers  also  run  to 
the  Bay.  A  four-horse  coach  will  run  from  Redwood  station  to  the  Bay,  seven  miles,  connecting  with 
the  trains. 

Visitors  from  the  east  whose  route  is  by  the  Northern  Railroad,  which  connects  with  the  \'ermont 
Central,  will  take  a  steamer  at  Ogdensburg  for  the  rest  of  the  journey,  which  leaves  upon  the  smval 
of  irain,  reaching  the  Bay  in  time  for  supper. 

The  Royal  Mail  line  of  steamers  run  from  Niagara  Falls  to  Montreal,  passing  down  the  St.  Law- 
rence by  daylight,  and  stopping  at  the  Bay. 

Since  the  completion  of  the  Lake  Ontario  Shore  Railroad,  facilities  for  reaching  Alexandria  Bay 
from  the  west  have  improved.  Parties  may  now  leave  Niagara  Falls  in  Palace  cars  in  the  morning 
and  ride  in  them  to  Cape  Vincent,  and  there  tiking  a  steamer,  arrive  at  the  Bay  in  time  for  supper. 


■MiaiiMi 


HOTELS  EN  ROUTE. 

The  following  hotels,  among  others,  are  recommended  to  persons  en  route  to  the  Thousand  Islands, 
on  account  of  their  accommodations  and  management : — 

Bagu's  Hotel,  Utica,  N.  Y T.  R.  Proctor,  Proprietor 

Globk  Hotel,  Syracuse,  N.  Y Dickenson  &  Austin,  Proprietors 

Powers  Hotel,  Rochester,  N.  Y Buck  &  Sanger,  Proprietors 

OsBURNE  House,  Auburn,  N.  Y J.  E.  Allen,  Proprietor 

Seymour  House,  Ogdensburg,  N,  Y P.  J.  Tallman,  Proprietor 

Daniels  Hotel,  Presoott,  Ont L.  H.  Daniels,  Proprietor 

Russell  House,  Ottawa,  Ont James  Guin,  Proprietor 

St.  Lawrence  Hall,  Montreal,  Que H.  Hogan,  Proprietor 

FoyuET's  Hotel,  Pluttsburgh,  N.  Y A.  J.  Sweet,  Proprietor 

Peeouson  House,  Maloue,  N.  Y S.  E.  Flanagan,  Proprietor 

Windsor  Hotel,  Montreal Geo.  W.  Swett,  Proprietor 

Spring  House,  Richfield  Springs T.  R.  Proctor,  Proprietor 


DISTANCE  CARD. 


Niagara  to  Toronto 40 

Toronto  to  Alexandria  Bay 167 

Oswego  to  Alexandria  Hay 100 

Clayton  to  Alexandria  Bay 12 

Alexandria  Bay  to  Montreal 169 

'•  "         Watertown 38 

"  "         Utica 133 

"  "         Brockville 24 

••  "         Portland,viaO.&L.C.  iOO 

'«         Boston,  via 0.  &!j.C.. 443 

'*  "         Ogdensburg 36 

Montreal  to  Portland 378 


Miles 


Montreal  tt»  New  York 406  Miles 

"Albany  251  " 

•«        -'Troy 251  *' 

•♦        "Saratoga 212  " 

"  White  Mountains 201  " 

Ogdensburg  to  Ottawa 53  " 

Montreal  to  Quebec 180  " 

Ogdensburg  to  Malone  61  " 

"  "  Chttteaug.Hy 78  " 

"  "  Chateaugay  Chasm 74^ 

"  Ralph's 88 

"*         "  Saratoga 255 


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1886.  SEASON.  1886. 

ROME,  WATERTOWN  &  0GDEHSBDR6  RAILROAD. 

THE  DIRECT  ROUTE  FROM  ALL  POINTS 
So-ULtli,  "West  aiac^  East, 


-TO- 


CAFE  ^IKCENTa  CIiAYTI^Na  Ala^^AMMMlX  BAY 


-AND- 


-^THE  THOCSANB  ISUNDSs^ 

THROUGH 

Expreaa-Traina,  with  THROUGH  COACHES,  Sleepinn  ami  Drainiig-Room  Cars  attached,  will 
run  Daily  (Sundays  excepted,)  between  Rome,  Syracuse  and  Niagara  Falls,  and  Capo  Vincent,  where 
direct  connections  are  made  with  the  New  and  Fast  Steel-plate  Side-wlieet  Simmer  "■ST.  7  A  WRENCK" 
making  two  trips  daily  (Sundays  excepted,)  between  Cape  Vincent  and  Alexandria  Hay.  stopping  at 
Clayton,  Round  Island,  Thousand  Island  and  Central  Parks,  and  connecting  at  Alexandria  Bay  with 
Ferry  for  Westminster  Park. 

This  NEW  and  FAST  Steamer,  with  capacity  for  carrying  one  thousand  people,  was  built  the 
past  year  expressly  for  this  route,  and  is  specially  adapted  for  sight-seeing  and  the 

ACCOMMODATION  AND  COMFORT  OF  PLEASllIE  TRAVEL 

Has  an  Elegant  Cabin,  State  Rooms,  and  a  large  covered  Promenade  Deck.  Also  fiicilitics  for  serving 
meals,  which  will  be  First  Class  and  at  moderate  prices.  The  finishing  and  fuiiiishing  is  complete  in 
every  particular,  thus  affording  advantages  and  comforts  that  can  not  be  enjoyed  BY  ANY  OTHER 
ROUTE. 

ST.  LAWRENCE  STEAMBOAT  EXPRESS, 

With  THROUGH  SLEEPING-CAR  attached,  will  leave  Niagara  Falls  daily  (Saturdays  excepted,^ 
about  7  P.  u.,  and  run  through,  via  Philadelphia  and  U.  &  B.  R.  RR.,  to  Clayton,  making  direct  and 
close  connections  with  the 

AMERICAN  LINE  OF  PALACE  DAY  STEAMERS 

For  MONTREAL,  passing  the  Thou  .and  Islands  and  descending  all  the  Rapids  by  daylight. 

EXCURSION  OR  TOURISTS'  TICKETS 

May  be  obtained  of  this  Company's  Agents  and  at  all  principal  offices  of  connecting  lines  EAST,  WEST 
ana  SOUTH.    Rates  as  low  and  time  as  (juick  as  via  any  oiher  route. 

This  Company  have  lately  added 

STEEL  RAII.8  !    NEW  COACHES  !  WESTINOHOVSE  AUTOMATIC  AIR  BRAKES  ! 

]ttlI.I,ER'S  PATENT  PLATFORMS  AND  COUPLERS  ! 

And  all  the  modern  appliances  for  the  safety  and  comfort  of  passengers,  making  this  the  moat  deairable 
Boute  for  tourists  and  pleasure  seekers. 

BE  SUBE  AND  SECVBE  TICKETS  BEADING  VIA  THE  k'>OPULAR  LINE. 

H.  M.  BRITTON,  E.  M.  MOORE, 

OenercU  Manager.  General  Paaamger  Agent, 


THE  MOST  DIRECT,. 

AND  BY  FAR  THE  MOST  ATTRACTIVE  ROUTE 

BETWEEN 

THE  EASTERN  COAST,  THE  WHITE  MOUNTAIN MESORTS,  AND 

ILEXtHDRIIl  BUY  M  THE  THOUStllD  ISUIIDS, 

18  VIA  THE 

PORTLAND  &  OGDENSBURG  RAILROAD 

AND  ITS  CONNECTIONS. 


Daily  Train  Service,  during  the  Plewure  Season,  between 

PORTLAND.  MAINE,  and  OGDBNSBURG,  N.  Y., 

In  well  appointed  cars,  over  good  traclc,  and  through  the  finest  scenery  on  the  Continent. 


The  Route  is  through  the  famous 

NOTCH   OF  THE  V/HITE   MOUNTAINS, 

Across  Vermont,  sicirting  the  (.eautif ul  Qreen  Mountain  Range,  bridging  li^ke  Chainplain  at  Rouse's 

Point,  and  thence  over  the  0.  &  L.  C.  RR.  to  Ogdensburg,  where  connection 

is  made  with  all  points  in  the  Thousand  Islands  district. 


At  Portland,  connection  is  made  with  all  lines  from  Boston,  the  principal  Beach  Resorts, 

OLD  ORCHARD,  MT.  DESERT,  AND  THE  PROVINCES, 

And  at  Norwood  and  Ogdensburg  with  through  lines  to  and  from  Syracuse,  Niagara  Falls, 

E^AND  ALL  POINTS  WEST.  Jgl 


Tourists  Eastbound,  via  the  St.  liawrenee  River  and  Montreal,  should 
take  trains  leaving  Montreal  via 

South  Eastern  Railway  op  Central  Vermont  Railroad, 

Connecting  with  P.  &.  0.  RR.,  by  which  routes  only  can  they  conveniently  and  at 

least  expense  reach  the  principal  WHITE  MOUNTAIN  Resorts, 

as  well  as  the  Waterinc-Plflces  of  the  Coast. 


Through  tickets  to  Portland  and  Eist  may  be  obtained  at  principal  offices  of  R  ,  W.  &  C, 

U.  &  B.  R.,  N.  Y.  C.  &.  H.  R.,  and  their  Western  connections,  and  at  ticket 

offices  of  P.  &  0.  RR.     Return  tickets  may  be  had  for 

Montreal,  Ogdensburg,  Niagara  Falls, 

AND  ALL  POINTS  WEST. 

Letters  of  inquiry  addressed  to  General  Ticket  Office  will  be  promptly  answered. 

J.  HAMILTON,  Supt. 

Offices  ax  Portland,  Mb. 


OHAS.  H,  FBTB,  O.  T.  A. 


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NEW  YORK.  WEST  SHORE  &  BUFFALO  RAILWAY. 


'"WEST  SHORE  ROUTE," 

SuperMy  Built  anil  Magnlflcently  Equipped 

STEEL  RAIL  TRUNK  LINE 


-BKTWBBN- 


New  York,  Albany,  Bufalo  and  Niagara  Falls, 

Forming  in  connection  with  the  Hoosac  Tunnel  Line  and  the  popular  Great  West- 
ern Railway, 

m-THE  SHORTEST  ROUTE-^ 

Between    Boston,    Buffalo^     Niagara    Falls,     Detroit   and    Chicago. 


THE  FINEST  PULLMAN  BUFFET  SLEEPING-CARS 

Ever  placed  In  service  on  any  line  are  run  regularly  between 


BOSTON  and  CHICAGO. 


-AND 


NEW  YORK  and  CHICAGO, 


NEW  YORK  and  BUFFALO  and  NIAGARA  FALLS. 


MAGNIFICENT  PULLMAN  BUFFET  PARLOR-CAKS 

WltU  elegant  Interior  decorations  of  the  latest  designs,  are  run  regularly  between 

BOSTON  and  SYRACUSE,  NEW  YORK  and  SHARON  SPRINGS, 

NEW  YORK  and  BUFPALI),  NEW  YORK,  PHCENICA  and  SITltlMIT,  CATSKILI.  MOUNTAINS 

NEW  YORK  and  ALBANY,  LONG  BRANCH  and  SARATOGA. 

NEW  YORK  and  SARATOGA,  WASHINGTON  and  SARATOGA, 

NEW  YORK  and  CALDWELL  (Lake  George.) 

Trains  to  and  from  New  York  run  via  the  Plccurestiue  West  Shore  of   Hudson  River    and   through  the 

Mohawk  Valley. 


Tickets  on  sale  at  ofllce  of  West  Shore  Koute,  No.  800  Washington  street.  Hoston;  office  of  Fltchburg  Katlroad, 
No.  280  »Va8hlngton  street,  Boston;  Depot  Ticket  Offices  of  Fltchburg  and  Boston,  Hoosati  Tunnt;l  and  Western 
Railroads,  and  at  principal  offices  throughout  New  England;  No.  3B3  Broadway,  No.  946  Broadway,  New  York  City. 
For  rates,  sleeping-car  accommodations  and  Information,  call  on  nearest  agent,  or  address— 

HENRT  MONETT,  (General  Pansenger  Agent, 

24  STATE  STREET,  NEW  YORK 


THE  MISSOURI  PACIFIC  RAILWAY  COMPANY. 


The  MlRMOuri  Paclflo  KiillwHy,  8t.  IahiIh,  Iron  MoiiiitHin  &  Bonthern  Railway,  Central  Branch  U.  P.  R.  R. 

XexaH  &  Paoino  Railway,  MiiMouri,  KanHaM  Hi  Texaa  Railway,  International  anil  Great 

Northern  Railroad,  UalveNtoii,  lIoiiHton  Si  llenderHon  Railroad. 

TOTAL  MILEAGE  6029  MILES. 


THE  DIRECT  ROUTE  FROM 


ST.  LOUIS,  HANNIBAL,  CAIRO,  MEMPHIS,  GALVESTON 


AND    NEW    ORLEANS, 


-TO   Ala,   POINTS    IN- 


MISSUUIII,  KANSAS,  NEBRASKA,  (JOIiOllAlM),  WYOMING,  UTAH,   ARKANSAS,    INDIAN 
TERRITORY,  TEXAS,  ARIZONA,  NKW  &  OLD  MEXICO,  CALIFORNIA. 

PULLMAN   PALACE,   HOTEL   BUFFET  AND   SLEEPING    CARS. 


PALACE  RECLINING  CHAIR  CARS. 


GEO.  OLDS,  Ueiieral  Traffic  Manager, 

ST.  LOUIS,  MO. 


H.  C.  T0WN8END,  Oen'l  Paso.  &  Ticket  Ag't, 

ST.  LOUIS,  MO. 


H.C.  CHAPMAN.  J.  P.  McCANN,  E.  M.  NEWBEGIN,  A.  H.  TORBICELLI, 

Conlradiiuj  Aifl ,  Trav.  rasa.  Aif't.,  Trav.  Pass.  AgH.,         New  England  Agt., 

243  BROADWAY,  N,  Y.  814  WASHINGTON  St.,  BOSTON,  Mass. 


W.  F.  TOWNE,  General  Eastern  Agent,  Wm.  E  HO¥T,  Eastern  Passenger  Agent, 

243  BROADWAY,  NEW  YORK. 


TRENTON  FALLS  AND  MOORE'S  HOTEL. 


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TRENTON  FALLS, 


situated  on  the  line  of  tlio  U.  &  B.  K.  HU.,  is  miles  from  Utlca  and  102  milea  from  Alexandria  Bay.  Is  one  of  the 

Most  OeliBhtfiil  of  Siiiiiiiier  ReitortM.   The  romantic  beauty  of  the  pliico,  with  Its  roek-boimd  and 

tree-emb5wer»'d  stream,  Its  rushing  and  picturesque  falls,  Its  retired  and  sh  idy  walks,  la 

unsurpassed.     Besides,  the  air  and  water  there  are  the  purest.     It  la 

reached  by  a  few  minutes'  ride  from  I'tlca  on  the  cars,  and 

It  has  a  Hotel  of  Nutional  REPUTATION. 


MOORE'S  HOTEL 

Is  a  very  spacious  three  story  building,  wltli  long  and  wide  piazzas,  attractive  rooms,  and  a  most  genial  and  ac- 
complished host.     'I'lie  Hotel  hiw  a  front  of  I3tl  fes-t,  piazza  1'2  feet  wide,  a  dining-room  «o  by  80  feet, 
large  and  well  ventllattid  suites  of  rooms,  a  table  supplied  with  all  the  dainties  of  the 
season,  served  In  the  best  style— In  tact,  all  the  liuxurieH  of  a 

FIRST  CLASS  WATERING-PLACE  HOTEL. 

Mb.  Moorb  has  been  to  great  trouble  and  expense  In  building  stairways,  laying  out  the  beautiful  grounds,  and 
making  arrangements  for  perfect  security  In  visiting  thr  wild  falls  and  chasms  of  the  stream.    Ills  Uotel  la  also 

AN  ART  GALLERY  OF  GREAT  INTEREST. 


TOURISTS  AND  \imm  SEEKERS  SIIOl'Ll)  NOT  OVERLOOK  THIS  fll.lllMINd  SIMMER  RESORT. 

Passengers  en  route  to  or  from  Alexandria  Bay,  via  I'tlca  &,  Black  River  UK.,  have  the  privilege  of  stopping 
Off  at  Trenton  Falls,  and  resuming  the  trip  at  their  pleasure. 


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I^iivln^'  Alexandria  Bay  at  8;00  a.  m.  and  2:15  v.  u.,  passing  Friendly  Island,  Nobby  Island,  Cherry  Island,  Pull- 
man Island,  Wauwlntitt  Island,  Warner  Island,  Devil's  oven,  Louisiana  I'olnt,  reaching  Thousand  Island  Park  atS:40 
A.  M.  and  V:fifi  p.  m.,  Kouud  Island  Park  9:U0  a.  h.    TUun  passing  many  miles  among 

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crossing  the  boundary  line  between  the  Inlted  Slates  and  (\inadi.  passing  Lake  Island,  (Quarry  Island.  Hay  Island, 
and  hundreds  of  others  of  less  historic  note.  We  reach  iJanuno((Ue,  Ont..  at  10  a.  m.  and  4:00  p.  m.,  stopping  S5  min- 
utes In  the  afternoon  for  a  stroll  in  Canada.    Tlunee  we  p:i.ss 

going  among  large  groups  of  the  most  beautiful  Islands  in  the  grand  old  St.  Lawrence,  which  has  heretofore  never 
eenexploredby  a  large  steamer,  nor  has  eye  ever  gazed  uponjfrom  a  steamer's  deck.    Also  raundlng  the  noted 
Fiddler  s  Elbow  and  passing  through 

(the  most  Intorestln?  feature  of  the  trip.)  we  enter  the  main  channel  of  the  Canadian  waters,  passing  close  to  Echo 
Point,  reaching  Westminster  Park  at  ii  a.  m.  aud  5  p.  m.  From  here  we  pass  close  to  Sport  Island,  Ilayden's  Island, 
St.  .lolm's  Island,  Long  Brancli,  Manhattan  oroup,  Anthony  Point,  Bonnie  Castle,  Hart's  Island,  Imperial  Island, 
reaching  Alexandria  May  In  time  for  dinner  and  tea,  Vi  noon,  and  6  r.  m.  We  also  leave  Alexandria  Bay  at  12  noon,  tor 
Tbousand  Island  Park  and  Kouad  Island  Park  and  return,  and  again  at  6:00  p.m.  for  Thousand  Island  Park  and  return. 

THE  STEAUBR  I.SLA.NU  WANDKRBR  Is  the  only  boat  that  makes  this  trip  regulartwlce  dally  through 
the  season  (Sundays  e.foepced.)    Leaving  Ale.xandrla  Bay  Sundays  at  3:00  p.  m.,  returmng  at  0:0o  p.  m. 

Maps  of  the  Rivnr  and  Route,  also  descriptive  books,  may  be  found  with  our  Ticket  Agents  at  Cornwall 
Bros,  and  Thousand  Island  House  News  stand,  Alexandria  Bay,  K.  A.  Irving,  Thousand  Island  Park,  Hotel  Kound 
Island  Park,  Charles  Brlttan,  i}anano(iue.  Hotel  Westminster  Park,  and  on  board  the  Steamer  at  News  Stand. 

FARK,  ROUND  TRIP  FROM  ANY  POINT  SO  CENTS. 

El.  T7V-  ■VISOE3FI.,  Oa,iDt£vlix. 


CORNWALL  BROTHERS, 

GENERAL  TICKET  AGENTS, 


Alexandria  Bay,  Jefferson  County,  N.  Y. 


Tickets  for  Quebec,   Iln-IIa  Bay,  Gulf  Ports,  llivlifnx,  Portlaml.  Boston,  While  Mountains,  Lake 
Champlain,  liake  George,  Saratoga,  New  York,  an<t  all  points  East  and  West  koM  at 

LOWEST  EXCURSION  RATES. 

Secure  yoiir  tickets  before  taking  the  Steamers  and  save  the  diiTercnce  betwe«m  liocal  and  Fxcursion 
Ilates.     Baggage  (checked  to  all  [loints.     Also  dealers  in 

DOMESTIC  AND  FANCY  DRY  GOODS. 

NOTIONS,  CARPETS,  HATS,  CAPS,  CLOTHING,  BOOTS  AND  SHOES, 

Groceries,  Pishing  Tackle, 

Hardware,  Crockery,  Paints,  Oils,  Etc. 

They  pay  CASH  for  all  their  purchases,  thereby  getting  the  Benefit  of  all  Discounts,  which  enables 

them  to  sell  goods  cheap.    They  hnve  also  a 

-^CUSTOM  TAIJOEING  DEPAETMENT,se^ 

In  charge  of  one  of  the  hest  and  most  experienced  cutters  in  the  country. 


CAMP  AND  ISLAND  SUPPLIES, 

AND 

C3- fl.  O  O  Ei  XI.  X  ES  S 

They  make  a  Specialty. 


They  employ  experienced  and  courteous  salesmen,  who  do  not  consider  it  trouble  to  show  goods. 

All  are  cordially  invited  to  call  and  see  them. 

ALEXANDRIA  BAY,  JUNE,  188B. 


NEW  YORK,  OMTARIO  AND  WESTERN  RAILWAY  CO. 


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PULLMAN  PALACE  BUFF£1T  SLEEPING  CARS 

BETWEEN  NEW  YORK  AND  THE  THOUSAND  ISLANDS. 


ALL    RAIL.       DIRECT    ROUTE. 

TlilH  tH  the  only  ALL  HAIL,  IIOUTK  runntn)?  throtwh  PULLMAN  KLKBPINO  OARS  without  chanuo 

from  Ni'W  York  to  tlio  Islnmls.    CdiiUL-ciliiif  iit  capt'  Vincent  with  the  new  Palaco  Steamer  St. 

Lawrence,  runulng  down  tUrouffh  the  Islands  to  Alexandria  Bay. 

Always  on  Time.    No  Change  of  Cars. 

Tho  Pullman  Buffet  Hleopcrs  run  on  this  line  are  of  the  latest  model,  and  are  the  most  magnincent  cars  put  In  the 
public  service. 

All  passenkfera  via  this  route  make  connection  In  Union  neoot  at  Jersey  city  with  the  trains  of  the  Pennsylvania 
Kallroad  for  Newark,  Trenton,  IMilladelphla,  Washington  and  the  West,  avoldliiif  transfer  across  New  York  City. 

BREAKFAST  AT  RICHLAND. 

Thousand  Island  Express  leaves  New  York,  4'2ad  st.  depot  5:4D  p  m„  Cortland  and  Desbrosses  st.  8:80  p.  m..  ar- 
rlTlng:  at  Capo  Vincent  10:85  a.  m.,  and  at  Alexandria  Bay,  via  step  st.  Lawrence  at  l'i:80  v.  m.— running  twenty- 
live  miles  down  the  river  through  the  eutlre  length  of  the  The       . .  Islands. 

New  York  Express  leaves  Alexandria  Bay  via  Steamer  sc  i  •  •  .t  at  l:lo  p.  ii.,  leave  Capo  Vincent  at  4:t)0  p.  m.i 
arrives  at  New  York  at  I0:0()  k.  m.    Tlirouf  h  PiillniAii  Sleepkr.^  clar.4  butwcuu  Ciipe  Vincent  ami  New  York. 

All  trains  via  the  "Ontario  Route"  run  alon?  the  plctur^stitie  West  Shore  of  the  Hudson,  through  the  Highlands, 
over  the  toot  hills  of  the  Catsktlls  and  tUrouifU  the  mountain  regions  oi  <  leatral  New  York,  as  well  as  through  the 
beautiful  valleys  of  the  Delaware,  Susquehanna  and  Chenango  Itl vers,  making  the  landscape  route  across  the  Em- 
pire State. 

TOURISTS'  TICKETS  ON  SALE  AT  ALL  OFFICES, 

embracing  trips  to  Nla,Mra  Tills.  Lake  Regions  of  Canada,  Thousand  Islands,  Montreal,  Quebec, 
'  -.y*!  C  ami'laln,  White  Mountains,  etc.,  etc. 


Time  lables,  T'/'.6ts  nod  luformatiua  Furnished  at  any  of  tlic  Coiu|iiiny's  OiTices  Below. 

In  Weeh  iKf,n-N.  Y '^.  *  Western  station.  In  nobok;u-No9.  us  ««*  Washington  street.  In  Jersey  City - 
Pennsylvania  rtallrr,  .  station.  In  Brooklyn— Mo  4  court  street.  No.  r  DeKalD  Avenue.  No.  838  Fulton  street,  No. 
86U  Kultou  at : e<-  urooklyn  Annex  omcc,  foot  of  Fulton  street.  lOT  Broadway,  WllllamHburgh,  210  Manhattan  Ave., 
Greenp  t.  in  New  York  city— No.  363  Broadway,  corner  Frankllln  street,  No.  397  Broadway,  No.  94«  Broadway, 
near  liadlaon  Square,  No.  T3T  sixth  Avenue,  corner  of  4'iA  street,  No.  1323  Broadway,  near  33d  street,  No.  491  Broad- 
way, corner  Canal,  No.  168  East  I95th  street,  Harlem.  Astor  House  Ticket  Oftlce,  No.  207  Broadway,  World  Travel 
Company,  No.  Ml  Broadway.  Thos.  Cook  A  son,  Tourist  Office,  No.  5  Union  square,  Leve  &,  Alden,  Tourist  OfBce, 
Pennsylvania  Railroad  Station,  foot  of  Desbrosses  street.  Pennsylvania  Railroad  Station,  foot  of  Corllandt  street,  N. 
v..  O.  &  W.  R'y,  foot  of  West  4ad  street.  In  Philadelphia— Corner  Broad  and  chestnut  sts.,  Leve  &  Alden,  Tourist 
Offlce. 

Atrents  of  the  New  York  Transfer  Company,  New  York,  will  furnish  tickets,  and  check  baggage  from  residence 
to  destination. 

send  for  a  copy  of  "Summer  Homes"  along  the  New  York,  Ontario  &  Western  Railway,  with  full  list  of  Sonuner 
Hotels.  Boarding  Houses,  terms,  etc.  This  book  is  replete  with  valuable  information,  and  Is  furnished  free  on  ap- 
plication. 

J.  E.  CHILDS,  (ilen'l  Sopt.  J.  C.  ANDERSON,  Uen'l  Passenger  Ag't. 

MILLS  BUILDING,  15  BRG.«n  ST.,  NI21V  YORK. 


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GRAND  TRUNK   RAILWAY, 


INCLUDING 


Great  Western  Division,  Chicago  i  Grand  Trunk  Railway,  Detroit,  Grand  Haven  &  Milwaukee 
Railway,  and  Chicago,  Detroit  &  Niagara  Falls  Short  Line. 

THE  SHORTEST  AND  MOST  DIRECT  ROUTE  BETWEEN 
THE  EAST  AND  WEST. 


NO  CHANGE  OF  CARS  TO  DETROIT  OR  CHICAGO. 


PULLMAN  PALAOK  DRAWING-UOOM  AND  SLERPING-CARS 

attached  to  ail  Ex|)re»»-Traiu8. 


BAGGAGE      CHECKED      THROUGH      TO     DESTINATION. 


The  Great  Pleasure  Tloute,  in  connection  with  tlie  Magniflcent  Palace  Steamers  of  the 

RICHELIEU  &  ONTARIO  NAVIGATION 

KOR 

Clayton,  Alexandria  Bay,  the  1,000  Islands,  Rapids  of  the  St.  Lawrence.  Montreal,  Qiiohec, 

Portland,  White  Moiititains,  thH  Beaches,  Santtofi^a  Springs.  Tjake  George, 

the  far  famed  Saguenay  River,  and  all  popular 

Hummer  Resorts. 


Jl^Passengers  from  CHICAGO  and  the  West  can  t*ke  the 

CHICAGO  &  GRAND  TRUNK  RAILWAY  FAST  UlTED  EXPRESS 

at  3:30  p.  m.,  with  Through  Pullman  Sleeping-Car,  for  Boston,  and  anive  at 

ALEXiNDRIA  BAT,  N.  T., 

♦ ,         the  next  riight  in  time  for  supper,  via  Steamer  from  KINGSTON,  making  this  the  most 
desirable  route  with  the  fewest  changes  for  the  tourist  and  pleasure  seeker. „ ' 


SEE  THAT  YOUR  TICKETS  READ  VIA   THIS   POPULAR  ROUTE 

Which  can  be  purchased  at  103  South  Clark  St.,  or  97  Randolph  St.,  Chicago,  III. 


I.  .T.  SEAROEANT, 

Traffic  Manager,  O.  T.  R'y. 


W.  EDOAB,  O.  P.  A.,  O.  T.  Wj^ 

Montreal,  P.  Q. 


CENTENNIAL  HALL. 

ALKXANl>B,A  BAY.  N.  r. 

''no  of  the  most  nUm  f 

P-ne„a„eof .,;:     :  ""  """^«  "--■^-«  77x«l  fJ^' CIT'''''''  "^  "  "^^  -ranU,. 

•i"-.  rro„.  each  of  .,.L       /''r^'''"^'  '«  «'  tho  Hcho«t  .,eser,ptio„      U«  «n 

''"«t  is  all  this  /o  ?    j"  f  '  "  r'"^"^°  •""•nen,  of  the  UnitI   si        '^'"J'  '^^'^-    ^"'^«'«'^«  «>"- 
^-twhatwoareco.„i„,..    Here  wi     .  llpt        "^"^'•^°^-     W«".  you  a«k. 


''''"^  '^''^'^-"•'•^  or  THE  SE.80X. 

flere  you  will  find  the  ,„o.st  .lelicious  of  io 

CHOICBBT  timATUKE  OF  THE   DM' 

DO  NOT  FAIL  TO  VISIT  IT. 


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renowned  growers  in  the  world.  We  design  to  keep  the  best  seeds  in  the  world,  and  the  most  complete 
assortment  of  everything  worthy  of  culture. 

We  also  publish  the  following  workj  : 


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A  l)eautiful  Horticultural  Magazine,  published 
monthly.  I<]ac'h  numlier  contains  a  handsome 
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EDITORIAL,  containing  articles  on  leading 
Horticultural  subjects,  with  fine  illustrations, 

CORRESPOXDENCE:  Each  number  has  in- 
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favored  witli  valuable  contributions  f"om  over 
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FOREIGN  NOTES  is  an  interesting  de- 
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PLEASANT  GOSSIP:  In  this  section  prac- 
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FAVOUITE    ROUTE   FOR   FASHIONABLE    PLEASURE  TRAVEL. 


UTICA  &  BLACK  SITEM  M.  R. 

THE  ONLY  ALL-RAIL  ROUTE  TO  THOUSAND  ISL\ND8. 

20  MILES  SHORTEST, 2  HOURS  QUICKEST 

Route  from  NEW  YORK,  NEW  ENGLAND  and  the  EAST  and  SOUTH, 

To   Clayton   and   Alexandria   Bay. 

The  Only  Route  Running  Wagner's  Palace  Sleeping  and  Drawing-Room  Cars. 

ST.  LAWRENCE  MAIL, 

with  Wagner's  Palace  Sleeptne-Car  attacbed— New  York  to  Clajrton  wltbout  obange.  Leaves  New  York  every  nlgbt, 
except  Saturday,  at  9  p.  m..  AlbaDy  1:60  a.  m.,  connecting  wltb  tbe  6  p.  m.  train  from  Boston  and  New  England,  UUca 
e:iu  a.  m.,  arrives  at  ( layton  9:86  a.  m.,  connecting  wltb  steamer  J.  F.  Maynard,  arriving  at  Alexandru  Bay  10:80 
a.  m.    Breakfast  at  LowvUle  7:30  a.  m.,  making  two  bours  quicker  time,  and  saving  no  miles  In  distance. 

AHENTION  IS  RESPECTFULLY  DIRECTED  TO  THE  THOUSAND  ISLAND  FAST  LINR 

A  new  fast  train  wltb  WAOSER  SUPERB  DRAW lya-ROOM  CARS,  ALBAXr  TO  CLAYTOS  WITHOUT 
CUASOE.  Leaves  New  York  11  p.  m.,  or  by  People's  Line  steamers  6  p.  m.,  Albany  9:10  a.  m.,  connects  at  Schenec- 
tady wltb  train  leaving  Saratoga  8:60  a.  m.,  leaves  Blohfleld  Springs  9:40  a.  m.,  leaves  Utlca  18  4S  m.  every  noon  ex- 
cept Sunday,  on  arrival  of  through  Express  Train  from  the  East,  West  and  south,  and  lands  passengers  at  the  reg- 
ular hours,  and  ready  for  the  evening's  entertainment.  This  Is  In  every  respect  a  ilrst  class  train;  It  Is  run  expressly 
for  the  tourist  travel,  and  makes  only  a  VERY  FEW  STOPS. 

Everybody  takes  this  Route  to  the  Thousand  Islands, 

Because  it  Is  the  only  All-Rail  Koute  I  Only  Direct  Route !  Only  Route  running  Wagner's  Palace  Sleeplng-can 
through  without  change  1  WOny  route  Running  Wagner's  Drawlng-Koom  cars !.  j{3  Only  route  making  an  all- 
rall  connection  with  tbe  Royal  Mall  line  of  steamers.  Shortest  and  quickest  route  to Tiayton  and  Alexandria  Bay. 
All  trains  via  ibis  route  arrive  at  the  Thousand  Islands  bv  daylight,  and  all  passengers  are  landed  at  Hotels  In  am- 
ple time  to  get  their  meals  at  regular  hours.  It  excels  all  other  routes  In  beauttful  scenery,  smooth  track,  elegant 
coaches,  courteous  and  attentive  employes.  Connections  made  In  Union  Depots,  thus  avoiding  all  transfers  of  pas- 
sengers or  baggage.  1  lirough  Cars  1  No  delays  at  Junctions  t  Information  regarding  excursion  rates,  time  table, 
arrangements,  Ac.,  cheerfully  furnished. 

Combination  Excursion  or  Tourists'  Tickets  to  Montreal  and  Quebec,  via  thH  line  and  Klvor  St  Lawrence,  and 
return  via  White  Mountains  or  via  Lake  Champlaln.  Saratoga,  &c.,  are  Issued  by  and  placed  on  sale  at  the  principal 
ticket  offices  of  the  New  York  Central  &  Hudi>on  River,  Pennsylvania,  Erie,  Central  Vermont  and  other  principal 
railways,   bee  that  your  tickets  read  vlu  this  route.    Passengers  can  stop  at  1'renton  Falls. 

Through  tickets  to  Watertown.  Clayton  and  Alexandria  Bay,  Brockvllle  and  Ottawa,  also  excursion  tickets  to 
Clayton  and  Alexandria  Bay  and  return,  at  reduced  rates,  can  be  obtained  nt  all  the  principal  ticket  offices  of  the 
New  York  Central  &  Hudson  River  R.  R ,  and  connecting  lines,  and  at  the  olUces  of  People's  Line  steamers. 

BE  SURE  ¥OUU  TICKETS  BEAD  VIA  UTICA  &  BLACK  BITER  R.  B. 

When  you  cannot  get  through  tlcketo,  buy  to  Utlca  only.   Batrgage  checked  to  and  from  all  principal  points. 
Ready  June  ist,  the  Illustrated  book.  Routes  and  Rates  for  Summer  Tours,  profusely  Illustrated,  mailed  to  any  ad- 
dress upon  receipt  of  three  postage  stamps.   Send  for  a  copy  before  deciding  upon  your  summer  trip. 


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